A ROMAN MARBLE FOUNTAIN FIGURE OF A RIVER GOD, CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
Auction Closed
July 2, 04:42 PM GMT
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
A ROMAN MARBLE FOUNTAIN FIGURE OF A RIVER GOD, CIRCA 2ND CENTU🧸RY A.D.
reclining with his left elbow resting on a cushion pierced for use as a waterspout, his right hand placed on his right upper thigh and holding reed, and wearing a mantle draped around his lower body, his bearded head formerly turned to the left; no restorations.
Height 24 cm.; length 47 cm.
Ameri൩can private collection, acquired in the 1970s
Donna Parker Habitat, Ltd., Antiques, Wa🎃🔯ter Mill, New York
acquired by the present owner from the above
Similar figures have been compiled and discussed by S. Klementa, Gelagerte Flußgötter des Späthellenismus und der römischen Kaiserzeit, 1993.