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This is the rating and price for A ROMAN MARBLE TRAPEZOPHOROS



Description : Circa 1st Century A.D. In the form of a lion protome emerging from acanthus, the feline with deep-set convex eyes beneath a furrowed brow, his mouth open exposing his fangs and tongue, his full mane with curving and overlapping locks that frame his face, his head surmounted by a square plinth, the acanthus with a tongue-shaped leaf in front and curving leaves in back, the lower portion in the form of a large naturalistic feline paw 303/4 in. (78.1 cm) high NOTES For a composite table with leonine heads and feet from Herculaneum, now in the Museo Nazionale, Naples, see fig. 14 in Vermeule, "Bench and Table Supports: Roman Egypt and Beyond," in Simpson and Davis, eds., Studies in Ancient Egypt, the Aegean, and the Sudan.
Price: 17 925.00 USD It's free to register now to view!
Estimate (low-high) : 15000 USD-20000 USD It's free to register now to view!

About the lot N° 131
Title : A ROMAN MARBLE TRAPEZOPHOROS
Christie's, auctioneer, New York, US It's free to register now to view!
Sale title : ANTIQUITIES
Sale date : 12 Jun 2002 It's free to register now to view!
Sale Reference : Live Sale

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