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Lot 93 - Auction 36

Roman marble sphinx wing 1st century AD
Price realized:
11.500,00 GBP
Bids:
63

Bids

Lot status:
Auction closed

Description

Roman marble sphinx wing
1st century AD; height cm 33 (13’’); width cm 27 (11’’); Composed of two fragments, the feathers finely carved on the main side and on the edges; the back is unworked only on the upper part. The largest fragment is charachterized on the back by the hole for attachment.
Probably used as table support or as decorative arm of a throne.

PROVENANCE:
English private collection; acquired on the European art market in the 1990s.
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