Lot Essay
For a similar example in nummolitic limestone, see fig. 73, no. 25, in Adriani, Repertorio D'Arte Dell'Egitto Greco-Romano.
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PROPERTY FROM A VIENNESE PRIVATE COLLECTION
A ROMAN LIMESTONE SARCOPHAGUS PANEL
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
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A ROMAN LIMESTONE SARCOPHAGUS PANEL
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
From a child's sarcophagus, embellished with foliate garlands in high relief, centered by a nude Cupid, standing on a dolphin, holding the left garland in his hands, the garland ties extending out on either side behind his head, the space above the festoons with masks of Medusa, with flowing serpentine locks, flanked by draped figures of Victoria holding palm branches
26½ in. (67.4 cm.) long
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
From a child's sarcophagus, embellished with foliate garlands in high relief, centered by a nude Cupid, standing on a dolphin, holding the left garland in his hands, the garland ties extending out on either side behind his head, the space above the festoons with masks of Medusa, with flowing serpentine locks, flanked by draped figures of Victoria holding palm branches
26½ in. (67.4 cm.) long
Provenance
Hoess Family Collection, Austria, 1850s.
Dr. Erwin Hoess, New Jersey; thence by descent in 1985.
Dr. Erwin Hoess, New Jersey; thence by descent in 1985.
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