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LOT 0137
Roman Marble Left Foot from a Sculpture
2ND CENTURY A.D.
5 7/8 in. (771 grams total, 15 cm high including stand).
Comprising an elegantly carved lower part of the calf and foot, a detailed rendering of the toes; the proportions suggesting that the subject was a child or a young woman; mounted on a custom-made display stand.
ProvenanceNicolas Koutoulakis (1910-1996), thence by descent.
Ex Galerie Dominique Thirion, Brussels, 1990s.
Private collection of Mr K.A., France.
with Kallos Gallery, London, UK.
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 a search certificate number no.13010-246748.
See various examples in Reinach, S., Répertoire de la statuaire grecque et romaine, Paris, 1897-1930, pl.324 (Amazons), 330, 337, 340-346, 350-357, 359-354, 370, 372, 375-378 (Aphrodite), 394-395 (Genii, Nike), 401-402 (dancers), 406 (Nymphs), 419 (Niobids), 422 (Isis), 445,461 (children), 475 (Ganymedes).
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