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Lot 53

A Greek marble torso of Aphrodite

7 July 2016, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street

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A Greek marble torso of Aphrodite
Hellenistic, circa 2nd-1st Century B.C.
The nude goddess depicted leaning to her left, her torso twisting, with well-defined details of her stomach, navel and back, 7.5cm high

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Provenance:
Bonhams, 25 April 2012, lot 37.
UK private collection, acquired in the 1970s.

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