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CIRCA 3RD CENTURY A.D.
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A ROMAN MARBLE SARCOPHAGUS FRAGMENT
CIRCA 3RD CENTURY A.D.
Of strigillated type, preserving part of the central roundel with a portrait of the deceased woman within a circular frame, her head in three-quarter view to her right, with center-parted hair and thickly-lidded eyes, the upper portions of the strigillated flutes preserved on one side
21 in. (53.3 cm.) long
CIRCA 3RD CENTURY A.D.
Of strigillated type, preserving part of the central roundel with a portrait of the deceased woman within a circular frame, her head in three-quarter view to her right, with center-parted hair and thickly-lidded eyes, the upper portions of the strigillated flutes preserved on one side
21 in. (53.3 cm.) long
Provenance
French Private Collection.
French Art Market, 1990s.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 29 October 2003, lot 39.
French Art Market, 1990s.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 29 October 2003, lot 39.
Sale room notice
The correct dimensions of this lot are 21 in. (53.3 cm.) long.