A ROMAN MARBLE RELIEF MASK OF A SATYR, 3RD CENTURY A.D.
Auction Closed
July 2, 04:42 PM GMT
Estimate
6,000 - 9,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
A 💦ROMAN MARBLE RELIEF MASK OF A SATYR, 3RD CENTUR𓃲Y A.D.
with deeply-drilled thick beard and hair, pointed ear, parted lips, deep-set eye hollowed out through to the background, furrowed brow, and bald pate; no restorations.
Width 16 cm.
Sotheby’s, New York,♕ Februarꦫy 8th-9th, 1985, no. 138, illus.
Published
Sotheby’s,♏ New York, March 1st-2nd, 1984, no. 78, illus.
For a closely related example cf. Sotheby’s, New York, May 20th, 1982, no. 16.