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CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
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A ROMAN MARBLE DRAPED FEMALE TORSO
CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
Perhaps Venus Genetrix, clad in a mantle draped over her left shoulder, exposing her right breast, with thick folds gathered across her torso, below her right arm, falling down the left side of her back and under her left arm, the material drawn tight in places revealing the form of her body beneath, her right arm originally lowered and pulled slightly back, her left arm bent at the elbow
15 in. (38.1 cm.) high
CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
Perhaps Venus Genetrix, clad in a mantle draped over her left shoulder, exposing her right breast, with thick folds gathered across her torso, below her right arm, falling down the left side of her back and under her left arm, the material drawn tight in places revealing the form of her body beneath, her right arm originally lowered and pulled slightly back, her left arm bent at the elbow
15 in. (38.1 cm.) high
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 11-12 July 1983, lot 318.