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LOT 0121
Roman Drapery from a Life-Size Statue
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D. OR LATER
16 5/8 in. (3.1 kg total, 42.2 cm high including stand).
A bronze drapery fragment modelling the folds of the fabric in relief, presumably once forming part of a larger statue; mounted on a custom-made display stand.
Provenance
Acquired 1980s-early 1990s.
Ex private German collection.
English private collection.
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