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A WHITE MARBLE REDUCTION OF THE TOMB OF CORNELIUS SCIPIUS BARBATUS, the removable rectangular top with raised scrolled ends above a dentilled band and frieze of flowerheads alternating with triglyphs, on stepped plinth, 19th Century, probably Italian

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A WHITE MARBLE REDUCTION OF THE TOMB OF CORNELIUS SCIPIUS BARBATUS, the removable rectangular top with raised scrolled ends above a dentilled band and frieze of flowerheads alternating with triglyphs, on stepped plinth, 19th Century, probably Italian
18½in. (47cm.) wide; 11in. (28cm.) high; 11in. (28cm.) deep

拍品專文

Cornelius Lucius Scipio was the first general of a remarkable dynasty. He was Consul in 298BC. An inscription on his tomb records his exploits in Samnium and Lucania. It was the earliest to be discovered in the Scipio's tomb.