ANCIENT ART FROM THE JAMES AND MARILYNN ALSDORF COLLECTION
A ROMAN ALABASTER DRAPED FEMALE TORSO
CIRCA 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
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Price Realised USD 30,000
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USD 10,000 - USD 15,000
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For a statue sculpted in a similar stone and scale, see the torso of Isis from Ostia, no. 11 in M. De Nuccio and L. Ungaro, eds., I marmi colorati della Roma imperiale.
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A section of the proper left shoulder broken and reattached with some fill visible. With drill holes to both shoulder sockets, to the base of the neck, and two to the underside for the insertion of separately made now-missing parts; all holes filled except for one to the underside. Perhaps some iron staining along the natural veining in the stone along the breasts. With overall surface wear, abrasions, chips and incrustation throughout.
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Lot 48Sale 19058
CIRCA 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.A ROMAN ALABASTER DRAPED FEMALE TORSOEstimate: USD 10,000 - 15,000
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