Lot Essay
For a similar gathering of animals centered around Orpheus see no. 97 in Garezou, "Orpheus" in LIMC.
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CIRCA 4TH CENTURY A.D.
Details
A ROMAN MARBLE MOSAIC PANEL
CIRCA 4TH CENTURY A.D.
The multicolored composition on a cream ground, preserving several species of animals, at the center a large elephant facing left, and a lion, a leopard, and a possibly a hyena facing right, surrounded by various birds, including a rooster, a pheasant, and a goose, as well as a stag, a doe, a donkey, a bear, a crab, a scorpion, and a boar
126½ in. (321.3 cm) x 77 in. (195.6 cm.)
CIRCA 4TH CENTURY A.D.
The multicolored composition on a cream ground, preserving several species of animals, at the center a large elephant facing left, and a lion, a leopard, and a possibly a hyena facing right, surrounded by various birds, including a rooster, a pheasant, and a goose, as well as a stag, a doe, a donkey, a bear, a crab, a scorpion, and a boar
126½ in. (321.3 cm) x 77 in. (195.6 cm.)
Provenance
French Private Collection, 1975.
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