Royal-Athena Galleries, Art of the Ancient World 2016 - Vol. XXVII

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Greek Marble Sculptures 1 LATE HELLENISTIC PENTELIC MARBLE STATUE OF APHRODITE This superb near life-size goddess of love is nude except for a drapery which has fallen below her hips and which she clasps with her thighs. 1st Century BC. H. 44 in. (111 cm.); H. as mounted 48 in. (122 cm.) Ex Nicholas Chrissoveloni collection, England, acquired by Alex Wengraf at Christie’s, London, June 18, 1962, lot 116; Christie’s, London, April 21,1999, lot 182; private collection, Greensboro, North Carolina, acquired from Royal-Athema in 1999.

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