A LATE ROMAN MARBLE MOSAIC PANEL
PROPERTY FROM THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART, SOLD TO BENEFIT FUTURE ACQUISITIONS
A LATE ROMAN MARBLE MOSAIC PANEL

CIRCA 4TH-5TH CENTURY A.D.

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A LATE ROMAN MARBLE MOSAIC PANEL
CIRCA 4TH-5TH CENTURY A.D.
Composed of multicolored tesserae on a cream ground, depicting a bear charging to the right, the fur portrayed as long and jagged along the hind legs, the musculature well shaded, the mouth ferociously agape, flowers in the field
59½ in. (151.13 cm.) long
Provenance
with Asfar Brothers, Beirut, 1974.
Joel and Adele Malter, Los Angeles.
Robert and Constance Abell, California, mid 1970s; gifted to LACMA, 1992.

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