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LOT 0677

Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,452

ROMAN CERAMIC MOSAIC SALUS PANEL
1ST-3RD CENTURY AD
40" (16 kg, 102 cm).

A reconstituted mosaic panel depicting the goddess Salus with her attributes of the pillar and serpent; the goddess shown looking right with garland of leaves to the brow and her left arm reaching across her body towards the serpent; the scene within a circular geometric frame on a field with similar border and foliate elements to the corners; executed in shades of cream, green, grey, brown and blue; original tesserae, reset and framed.

PROVENANCE:
UK art market, acquired prior to 1980.

CONDITION