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LOT 0134
Roman Bronze Lower Part of a Right Foot
1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.
5 1/8 in. (627 grams, 13 cm).
With finely modelled anatomical details, the second toe longer to emphasise the physical perfection of the physique.
ProvenanceAcquired in Europe before 2001.
Private collection, Europe.
Cf. Boucher, S. and Tassinari, S., Bronzes Antiques I, Inscriptions, Statuaire, Vaisselle, Paris, 1976, p.91, no.86, for a similar fragment.
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