CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.

Details

A ROMAN MARBLE FRAGMENT FROM A LARGE VESSEL
CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
24 in. (61 cm.) high

Provenance

Nicolas Koutoulakis (1910-1996), Paris and Geneva; thence by descent to the present owner.

Special notice

This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice. Following the auction, this lot will be stored at Crozier Park Royal and will be available for collection from 12.00pm on the second business day after the sale. Please call Christie’s Client Service 24 hours in advance to book a collection time at Crozier Park Royal. All collections from Crozier Park Royal will be by pre-booked appointment only. Tel: +44 (0)20 7839 9060 I Email: cscollectionsuk@christies.com.

Conditions of sale

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Lot Essay

For vessels of various sizes carved with low relief decoration see J. Stubbe Ostergaard, Imperial Rome, Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, 1996, pp. 228-231, nos 130-132. The volute krater on p. 230 preserves a lower decorative section with tongue pattern. On this examples the lower section of the vessel shows the remains of a foliate pattern beneath the main figurative scene.

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