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    • A ROMAN MARBLE TORSO OF VENUS
    Lot 105 | PROPERTY FROM A NEW YORK STATE PRIVATE COLLECTION Read more

    A ROMAN MARBLE TORSO OF VENUS

    CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.

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    USD 56,250

    Estimate

    USD 40,000 - USD 60,000

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    A ROMAN MARBLE TORSO OF VENUS
    CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
    14 ¼ in. (36.8 cm.) high

    Provenance

    with Ariadne Galleries, New York, 1993.
    Private Collection, New York, acquired from the above, mid 1990s.

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    PROPERTY FROM A NEW YORK STATE PRIVATE COLLECTION

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