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ROMAN BRONZE NUDE APHRODITE HOLDING AN APPLE IN HER LEFT HAND Standing in a relaxed pose, her weight on her left leg. Her elbows are bent and her open right hand beckons. She stands atop a cubic pedestal with gadroon edges and four ball feet. Her eyes are inlaid in silver. Pub: A. de Ridder, 'Collection de Clercq', vol. III, Les Bronzes, Paris, 1905, p. 85, no. 121; pl XXVI. Based upon the Aphrodite of Soli type. Ex M. de Clercq collection, France, late 1800s. 1st Century AD H. 10 5/8 in. (27 cm.) Art of the Ancient World, 2010, no. 69 APZ01 SOLD |
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