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LOT 0136
Large Roman Marble Relief with Triton
2ND CENTURY A.D.
19 1/2 in. (18.65 kg total, 49.5 cm including stand).
Carved in high relief on a dressed block; with broad fleshy face and long strands of curly hair draped over the shoulders; mantle to the shoulders secured on the chest, narrow trunk with rounded abdomen and navel, fish-scale detailing to the lower body; left arm supporting a conch shell or cornucopia, right arm raised; mounted on a custom-made stand.
Provenancewith Archaeologia, Switzerland, before 1983.
Ex private North American collection.
London private collection, 2016.
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LOT 0136
Large Roman Marble Relief with Triton
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000€4,640 - 6,960 (for guidance only)$5,400 - 8,100 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£2,000 (EUR 2,320; USD 2,700) ‡+BP*
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Opening Bid: £5
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