Sale 5488
London, South Kensington
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7 October 2010
Price realised
GBP 2,250
Estimate
A ROMAN BRONZE APHRODITE CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D. Standing with weight on left leg, right leg bent, head slightly turned to the left, her centrally parted hair bound in a diadem, chignon at nape of neck, long tresses falling onto her shoulders, right hand covering her breasts, left hand on pubic area, mounted 3¾ in. (9.5 cm.) high
Provenance
Anonymous sale, Christie's, London, 10 July 1991, lot 192.
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