Outstanding Marble Life Size Right Leg of an Athlete, Roman, 100 C.E.
H. 75 cm
SI_RM_1098
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Provenance
From an old Belgium private collection 1980Large marble leg of Roman origin depicting an athlete in motion. The piece begins midway up the thigh and extends down to the sculpture’s original marble base. The sculpture depicts the idealized Roman anatomy and displays elements of equal proportion.