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LOT 0916

Sold for (Inc. bp): £182

ROMAN TERRACOTTA FIGURE OF THE NAKED VENUS
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
6 1/2 in. (120 grams, 16.5 cm).

Hollow-formed moulded figurine, Venus (Greek Aphrodite) standing nude holding up a fold of her robe cascading to her feet. [No Reserve]

PROVENANCE:
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

CONDITION
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