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LOT 0755
Roman Mosaic with Neptune Holding Trident
EASTERN EMPIRE, 1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
36 3/4 x 32 5/8 in. (41.9 kg, 93.5 x 83 cm).
Floor panel depicting Neptune (Greek Poseidon) or Triton, god of the sea, wielding a trident in his extended hand, piscine body coiled behind; some reconstitution, restored and mounted in a modern matrix and frame for display. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex property of a Munich collector; previously acquired in the 1980s.
From the stock of a UK gallery circa 2019.
Footnotes
Neptune is the god of the sea, freshwater, earthquakes, and horses, the Roman counterpart to the Greek god Poseidon, seen here wielding a trident but often depicted with horses or dolphins.
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