Bidspirit auction | ROMAN MARBLE LOWER TORSO OF

ROMAN MARBLE LOWER TORSO OF A PUDIC VENUS OR NYMPH - Ca. AD 1 - 200. A marble fragment of a female figure, depicting Venus or a nymph, comprising the lower torso from the waist and the legs to below the knees, with a mantle drawn across the front and falling in heavy folds down the right side. For similar see: A. Coliva, I Borghese e l'antico, VB346, VB347. Size: 560mm x 250mm; Weight: 35.6kg Provenance: Private UK collection; Ex private collection, 2000s-2010s; Ex Francesca Zijlstra collection, the Netherlands, 1970s-2000; Ex Dutch art gallery, 1972. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Manfredi Maria Vaccari, archaeologist and antiquities expert of Chimera Heritage Consultants.