Property from a Private Collection
A Lead Sarcophagus Panel, late 2nd/mid 3rd Century A.D.
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July 6, 01:40 PM GMT
Estimate
800 - 1,200 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from a Private Collection
A Lead Sarcophagus Panel
late 2nd/mid 3rd Century A.D.
decorated in relief with four panels divided by spiral columns, two with a sphinx surrounded by kraters and sprigs of laurel leaves, and two with a gorgoneion flanked by two kraters and scrolling acanthus.
35 by 107.5 cm.
acquired in the late 1970s/early 1990s, probably at auction and in the United Kingdom
For a closely related complete example in the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts see https://www.mbam.qc.ca/en/works/23898/.
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