Lot Essay
For similar recessed triangular stele with single standing figure cf. 'Stele of a stonemason', Metz Museum, France.
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CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
Details
A GALLO-ROMAN STELE
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
The standing male figure with close-cropped beard, wearing a short tunic draped over the left shoulder, the stele with triangular top
26 ¾ in. (68 cm.) high
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
The standing male figure with close-cropped beard, wearing a short tunic draped over the left shoulder, the stele with triangular top
26 ¾ in. (68 cm.) high
Provenance
Said to have been found in Lombarde-Puyvert, Vaucluse, Provence, 1957.
French art market.
Anonymous sale; Tajan S.A., Paris, 23 April 2007, lot 313.
French art market.
Anonymous sale; Tajan S.A., Paris, 23 April 2007, lot 313.
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