Lot Essay
For a floor with a group of fishing Erotes from the Villa at Desenzano on Lake Garda, north Italy, see no. 73, p. 71 in Dunbabin, Mosaics of the Greek and Roman World.
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THE PROPERTY OF AN AUSTRALIAN PRIVATE COLLECTION
A LATE ROMAN MARBLE MOSAIC PANEL
CIRCA 4TH CENTURY A.D.
Details
A LATE ROMAN MARBLE MOSAIC PANEL
Circa 4th Century A.D.
Composed of pink, yellow, gray, and green tesserae on a white ground, with Eros attempting to net a fish from within a small fishing boat, leaning forward with his wings outstretched, his net held out before him, the fish leaping forth from the water to the right, the boat's rudder dragging through the waves behind, within a border of a single row of black tesserae
62½ in. (158.8 cm) X 35 1/8 in. (89.2 cm)
Circa 4th Century A.D.
Composed of pink, yellow, gray, and green tesserae on a white ground, with Eros attempting to net a fish from within a small fishing boat, leaning forward with his wings outstretched, his net held out before him, the fish leaping forth from the water to the right, the boat's rudder dragging through the waves behind, within a border of a single row of black tesserae
62½ in. (158.8 cm) X 35 1/8 in. (89.2 cm)
Provenance
Joseph Sleiman, Melbourne
Acquired by the current owner in 1982
Acquired by the current owner in 1982
