Property of a Gentleman
A Roman Marble Sarcophagus Fragment, circa 3rd Century A.D.
Auction Closed
December 6, 03:36 PM GMT
Estimate
22,000 - 35,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property of a Gentleman
A Roman Marble Sarcophagus Fragment
circa 3rd Century A.D.
c🌠arved in high relief with a weddಌing scene, the goddess Concordia standing between the betrothed couple, the bride wearing a chiton and himation, the groom clad in a cuirass and short cloak and pouring a libation onto a fire ablaze on top of an altar.
Height 50.8 cm.
European private collection, circa 17th/18th century (based on restoration techniques)
estate of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr., 1909-1988 (Sotheby's New York, June 23rd, 1989, no. 187, illus.)
acquired by the present owner at the above sale
estate of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr., 1909-1988 (Sotheby's New York, June 23rd, 1989, no. 187, illus.)
acquired by the present owner at the above sale
For similar scenes on Roman sarcophagi see C. Reinsberg, Vita Romana, Die antiken Sarkophagreliefs, vol. I.3, 2006, pls. 124ff.