Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art Part II
Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art Part II
Property from the Collection of the late Antonin and Christiane Besse
A Roman Lead Sarcophagus Fragment, circa late 2nd/mid 3rd Century A.D.
Lot Closed
December 8, 04:19 PM GMT
Estimate
600 - 900 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from the Collection of the late Antonin and Christiane Besse
A Roman Lead Sarcophagus Fragment
circa late 2nd/mid 3rd Century A.D.
decorated in relief with vases, fish, a mask, a spiral column, and a frieze of laurel leaves.
37 by 34 cm.
Antonin Besse (1927-2016) and Christiane Besse (1928-2021), Beirut and Paris, acquired in the late 1960s/early 1970s, probably from Asfar Bros., Hotel St George, Beirut