Lot Essay
The date palm reliefs suggests an origin in one of the date-bearing areas of the Tigris-Euphrates or North Africa.
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CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
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A ROMAN MARBLE LUSTRAL DOUBLE BASIN WITH A RECLINING GOD
CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
Within a central arched shrine, the bearded 'river' god with wreathed hair swept back in a bun, nude apart from a cloak draped over his legs, holding a cornucopia in his left hand, a scroll(?) in his right, his left elbow reclines against a female sphinx (head missing), his right foot resting against a rock, flanked on either side by a small shrine recessed for a statue (now missing), with pedimented tiled roof, decorated with an inverted double bound lotus flower in relief within each pediment, a tall date palm carved in relief on either side, the deep slanting inner basin, into which 'water' enters from a slit below the reclining deity, fits into a square basin with plughole, front panels recessed and decorated with two relief rings at each end, the back of the fountain with three holes for the introduction of water into each of the arched shrines
35 x 29¼ in. (89 x 74 cm.); 26 in. (66 cm.) high
CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
Within a central arched shrine, the bearded 'river' god with wreathed hair swept back in a bun, nude apart from a cloak draped over his legs, holding a cornucopia in his left hand, a scroll(?) in his right, his left elbow reclines against a female sphinx (head missing), his right foot resting against a rock, flanked on either side by a small shrine recessed for a statue (now missing), with pedimented tiled roof, decorated with an inverted double bound lotus flower in relief within each pediment, a tall date palm carved in relief on either side, the deep slanting inner basin, into which 'water' enters from a slit below the reclining deity, fits into a square basin with plughole, front panels recessed and decorated with two relief rings at each end, the back of the fountain with three holes for the introduction of water into each of the arched shrines
35 x 29¼ in. (89 x 74 cm.); 26 in. (66 cm.) high
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