Lot Essay
For similar acroteria on a lid see fig. 60, p. 57 in McCann, Roman Sarophagi in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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CIRCA MID TO LATE 2ND CENTURY A.D.
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A ROMAN MARBLE ACROTERION
CIRCA MID TO LATE 2ND CENTURY A.D.
From the right corner of a sarcophagus lid, in the form of a mask in profile to the right, his deeply drilled unruly locks falling in waves around his face, his articulated eyes with heavy lids, the inner canthi drilled, set below a strong brow, his full lips parted, his teeth exposed, his chin prominent
16½ in. (41.9 cm.) high
CIRCA MID TO LATE 2ND CENTURY A.D.
From the right corner of a sarcophagus lid, in the form of a mask in profile to the right, his deeply drilled unruly locks falling in waves around his face, his articulated eyes with heavy lids, the inner canthi drilled, set below a strong brow, his full lips parted, his teeth exposed, his chin prominent
16½ in. (41.9 cm.) high
Provenance
Art Market, New York, 1990s.
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