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A Roman Marble Table Support (Trapezophoros) , circa 1st/2nd Century A.D.

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description

  • A Roman Marble Table Support (Trapezophoros)
  • Height 19 in. 48 cm.
in the form of a leg terminating in the head of a panther or lynx, with gaping jaws and bared teeth, long tapering tongue with remains of red pigment, and erect pointed ears, black linear detail on the brow.

Provenance

Bonham's, London, October 29th, 1991, no. 306, illus.
Galerie Serres, Paris