Late Roman Bronze Throne for a Seated Figure of a Bishop or High Functionary

6TH CENTURY A.D.

3 1/2 in. (118 grams, 89 mm).

Miniature throne with rectangular seat, four balustered legs with rosette uppers and tiered feet, pierced rectangular back with spurs to the upper corners.

Provenance

Ex Gorny and Mosch, c. 2005.
From the private collection of Mr K.A.

Literature

Cf. similar seats (with figures) in Walker, S. & Higgs, P., Cleopatra of Egypt, from History to the Myth, London, 2001, items I.26, IV.10.

CONDITION

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