A Roman Marble Relief Fragment with Silenos, circa 2nd Century A.D.
Lot Closed
December 17, 01:47 PM GMT
Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
A Roman Marble Relief Fragment with Silenos
circa 2nd Century A.D.
carved with Silenos moving to left, holding a staff in his right hand, and carrying a wineskin over his left shoulder, his hair crowned in a wreath of ivy leaves and berries; no restorations.
29 by 24 by 8 cm.
Nicos Dhikéos (1896-1987), Consul of Cyprus in Lyon, France, acquired in the 1960s (the style of the original custom-made wood base, now removed, suggests that the object was in private hands at least since the early 20th Century)
Sotheby's, London, June 13th, 2016, no. 74, illus.
acquired by the present owner at the above sale
Sotheby's, London, June 13th, 2016, no. 74, illus.
acquired by the present owner at the above sale