Nilotic, Roman, circa 2nd Century A.D. | Mosaic Border Fragment
Lot Closed
September 21, 04:48 PM GMT
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Nilotic
Roman, circa 2nd Century A.D.
Mosaic Border Fragment
stone/marble tesserae
depicting a man swimming towards a woman standing in a tower and holding a torch, perhaps Leander and Hero
58 by 96 cm.; 22¾ by 37 ¾in.
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Private collection, France, acquired on the Spanish art market in 1972;
thence by descent;
French art market, 2018;
Bonhams, London, 23 July, 2020, lot 65 (part)
thence by descent;
French art market, 2018;
Bonhams, London, 23 July, 2020, lot 65 (part)
For another fragment from the same Nilotic mosaic border, see Sotheby's, London, 4 December 2018, lot 59.