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LOT 0873
Roman Marble Relief Fragment with Nude Male
1ST CENTURY A.D.
8 1/4 in. (2.11 kg, 21 cm).
Showing a nude muscular male torso with drilled navel.
ProvenanceAcquired in 2001.
Private collection, Europe.
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