OVER LIFE-SIZE ROMAN MARBLE TORSO OF MELEAGER

Ca. AD 1 - 200 . An over life-size marble torso of Meleager, depicted nude with a muscular physique and a mantle draped over the shoulders. The broad chest and abdomen are finely modelled, with pronounced pectoral muscles, a recessed navel and a carefully carved iliac crest. The mantle is fastened at the right shoulder by a circular brooch and falls in deep, overlapping folds across the upper chest, leaving the torso exposed. At the back, the drapery descends diagonally across the shoulders and converges in broad folds at the waist. The hips are slightly inclined, suggesting a contrapposto stance. For similar see: Musei Capitolini, Inv. 490. Size: 800mm x 460mm; Weight: 60+kg Provenance: Private London collection; With A. M. Switzerland, prior to 1990s. Acquired in Swiss art market. Belgian art market, 2000s. UK art market, 2010s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. 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;

Estimate:£10,000

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