A ROMAN MARBLE SARCOPHAGUS
PROPERTY FROM A SWISS PRIVATE COLLECTION
A ROMAN MARBLE SARCOPHAGUS

CIRCA 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.

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A ROMAN MARBLE SARCOPHAGUS
CIRCA 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
The front panel sculpted in low relief, the central plaque inscribed in Latin, reading: "To the Divine Shades of Cassia Marcia; lived 7 years, 4 months, 17 days," flanked by military regalia, including, to the left, two crested helmets on either side of a circular shield ornamented with an elaborate rosette, two spears crossing behind, and a pair of overlapping scuta embellished with a thunderbolt, to the right, a pelta shield with a trumpet, a battle axe, a bow and a quiver crossing behind, and a pair of overlapping scuta embellished with foliate motifs emerging from the central knob
64¼ in. (163.3 cm.) long
來源
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 12 December 1988, lot 368.
with Donati, Lugano.
Acquired by the current owner's mother, late 1980s-early 1990s; thence by descent.

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Molly Morse Limmer
Molly Morse Limmer

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