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LOT 0403
Greek Draped Female Bronze Torso
20TH CENTURY A.D.
30 3/4 in. (32.2 kg total, 78 cm high including stand).
A bronze torso of a draped Greek style female figure rendered with naturalistic detailing in the round; hollow; mounted on a custom-made display stand.
ProvenanceFrench collection, 1960s-early 2000s.
From an important Paris gallery, France.
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