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LOT 0131
Roman Marble Draped Torso of Asclepius
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
24 in. (28 kg total, 61 cm including stand).
Modelled in the round statue of the god standing with chest uncovered, calf-length himation draped to the left shoulder and arm, secured at the waist, held by the left hand; mounted on a custom-made stand.
Provenance
Private collection, England.
Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12232-215644.
Literature
Cf. similar statue of Asclepius in the Borghese Collection (Inventario Fidecommissario Borghese, 1833, C., p.51, no.149).
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