A Roman marble relief fragment
Circa 2nd-3rd Century A.D.
Probably from a sarcophagus, carved with the head of a boar in profile to the left, with a curved muzzle and upturned snout, the mouth ajar, with a curling tusk at the side, the small eye with recessed pupil, straggly fur on the neck, the top of its outstretched leg visible below, 55/8in (14.2cm) long, mounted
Circa 2nd-3rd Century A.D.
Probably from a sarcophagus, carved with the head of a boar in profile to the left, with a curved muzzle and upturned snout, the mouth ajar, with a curling tusk at the side, the small eye with recessed pupil, straggly fur on the neck, the top of its outstretched leg visible below, 55/8in (14.2cm) long, mounted
Sold for
£1,800
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Provenance:
Acquired by the current owner at auction in France.
Literature:
For a similar example showing a profile head of a boar with its leg just beneath its head, cf. The J. Paul Getty Museum Catalogue of the Collections, Roman Funerary Sculpture, (California 1988), p.45, no.15.
Category: Antiquities
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