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LOT 2054
Roman Style Marble Statuette with Red Pigment
20TH CENTURY A.D.
10 in. (1.2 kg, 25.5 cm).
Carved marble statuette of a nude male standing with arms extended laterally and legs together; socket to each shoulder and the neck; red pigment accentuating the musculature. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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