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Lot 86*,TP
A Roman marble mosaic panel with erotes
1 December 2020, 11:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street£40,000 - £60,000
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A Roman marble mosaic panel with erotes
Circa 3rd Century A.D.
Of approximately rectangular form with a wave border along the lower edge, the scene depicting two erotes at play, one fishing from a rocky outcrop, a smaller fish caught on his line, the other riding a dolphin, holding the reins in his hands, the white background with black and grey broken lines to represent waves in the sea, two large fish centred, a shrimp and an open clam (?) also depicted, composed of tesserae in various shades of pink, brown, ochre, terracotta, grey, black and white, 202cm wide x 76cm high max.
Circa 3rd Century A.D.
Of approximately rectangular form with a wave border along the lower edge, the scene depicting two erotes at play, one fishing from a rocky outcrop, a smaller fish caught on his line, the other riding a dolphin, holding the reins in his hands, the white background with black and grey broken lines to represent waves in the sea, two large fish centred, a shrimp and an open clam (?) also depicted, composed of tesserae in various shades of pink, brown, ochre, terracotta, grey, black and white, 202cm wide x 76cm high max.
Footnotes
Provenance:
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 12 June 2003, lot 76.
Private collection, West Coast USA, acquired at the above sale.