Tribal Art & Antiquities - 20th September 2017
Lot 20
A Roman marble sarcophagus 2nd - 3rd century the front relief carved with a nude male figure...
Estimate £10,000 - £15,000
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Description
A Roman marble sarcophagus
2nd - 3rd century
the front relief carved with a nude male figure holding a quiver of arrows and being consoled by a winged female figure, and flanked by dolphins supporting recumbent river gods holding fruit laden cornucopia and with palm trees beyond, the ends with seated griffins,
38.5cm high, 122.5cm wide, 55cm deep.
Provenance
Private collection, Oxfordshire.