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PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
A ROMAN MARBLE CINERARIUM
CIRCA 1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.
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A ROMAN MARBLE CINERARIUM
CIRCA 1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.
With inscribed tabula, reading: 'To the Spirits of the Departed, to the memory of my well-deserving friend, Marcus Antonius Crescentius', framed by a beribboned garland, tied by bucrania at the corners, two dedicatory parrots below and a swan above, large palmettes on each side, with later lid
12 ¼ x 12 ¼ in. (31 x 31 cm.)
CIRCA 1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.
With inscribed tabula, reading: 'To the Spirits of the Departed, to the memory of my well-deserving friend, Marcus Antonius Crescentius', framed by a beribboned garland, tied by bucrania at the corners, two dedicatory parrots below and a swan above, large palmettes on each side, with later lid
12 ¼ x 12 ¼ in. (31 x 31 cm.)
Provenance
Private collection, France, acquired prior to 1973 (see also lots 73-75, 78, 99, 105, 129, 136, 143, 156, 165).
Brought to you by
Georgiana Aitken