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LOT 1784
Warrior of Riace Bronze Statue
20TH CENTURY A.D.
56 in. (40 kg, 1.42 m high).
Copying the 'Warrior of Riace', found in Calabria, Italy, standing nude wearing a cap made from the face of the Nemean lion; bracer to the left forearm for attachment of a shield or lion skin cape.
ProvenanceFrench collection, 1960s-early 2000s.
From an important Paris gallery, France.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11692-199339.
The 'Riace Bronzes' are two full-size Greek bronzes of bearded warriors, dating from about 450 B.C. that were found in the sea near Riace, Calabria, southern Italy in 1972. They are now in the Museo Nazionale della Magna Grecia in the city of Reggio Calabria.
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