ANCIENT ART FROM THE JAMES AND MARILYNN ALSDORF COLLECTION
A ROMAN MARBLE SARCOPHAGUS FRAGMENTCIRCA LATE 2ND-EARLY 3RD CENTURY A.D.
Price Realised USD 43,750
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USD 20,000 - USD 30,000
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A ROMAN MARBLE SARCOPHAGUS FRAGMENT
CIRCA LATE 2ND-EARLY 3RD CENTURY A.D.
Price Realised USD 43,750
Price Realised USD 43,750
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Lot Essay
This fragment is from a sarcophagus with rounded ends, sculpted in high relief with the Four Seasons. Here is preserved the upper right corner with a lion’s head, his mane deeply drilled, and a winged Season, perhaps Autumn. He is depicted as a youth with thick curly hair, wearing a chlamys over his shoulders, and holding a basket overflowing with grape leaves and fruit. The surface retains its original high polish.
For a complete sarcophagus with the same subject, see the example from the Vatican Museums, no. 255 in G. Koch, Rőmische Sarkophage.
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CIRCA LATE 2ND-EARLY 3RD CENTURY A.D.
A ROMAN MARBLE SARCOPHAGUS FRAGMENT
Estimate: USD 20,000 - 30,000
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