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A Roman Marble Sarcophagus Fragment depicting Endymion Height 22 7/8 x Width 25 1/2 inches.
Estimate: $20,000-$30,000
Passed
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Antiquities & Ancient Art
Size
Height 22 7/8 x Width 25 1/2 inches.
Description
A Roman Marble Sarcophagus Fragment depicting Endymion
Circa 2nd Century A.D.
Height 22 7/8 x Width 25 1/2 inches.
Property from a Midwest Private Collection
Provenance

Provenance:
Private Collection, France.
Royal Athena Galleries, New York, 2004

Note:
In Greek mythology, Endymion is a handsome shepherd-prince who is granted immortality through eternal slumber and visited nightly by the moon-goddess Selene.