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BEAUTIFUL ROMAN MARBLE STATUE OF MUSE CALLIOPE - Ca. AD 1 - 100A marble fragment from the lower body of a statue of Muse Calliope, the draped hips and legs with the himation wrapped around the figure and arranged in deep, overlapping folds. The garment is gathered to one side and drawn across the front in tiered ridges and flattened planes, with a stepped hem. Mounted.Size: 950mm x 500mm; Weight: g.Provenance: UK private collection; UK Art Market; Collection of G. Huguenin, Switzerland, 1980s-2000s; Swiss art market, 1950s-1970s; Ex-collection of E. Joner, 1950s.This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.For similar see: Museo palatino di Roma, Inv. 587552; Inv. 607; Inv. 16; S. Settis, C. Gasparri, I Marmi Torlonia, Collezionare Capolavori, Cat. 44; A. Coliva, I Borghese e l'antico, Cat. 20.This piece comes with an authentication report from Prof. John Pollini, Professor of Classical Art, Archaeology, History, and Classics and USC Associates Endowed Professor in Art History, Department of Art History, University of Southern California, Los Angeles; This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.