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A Roman Marble Sculpture Support with a Male Torso
Height 29 x width 16 x depth 12 inches.
Estimate: $10,000-$12,000
Sold
$10,000
Live Auction
Antiquities & Ancient Art
Size
Height 29 x width 16 x depth 12 inches.
Description
A Roman Marble Sculpture Support with a Male Torso
Circa 2nd-3rd Century A.D.
Height 29 x width 16 x depth 12 inches.
Property from a Midwest Private Collection
Condition
Intact as preserved. The figure's head, his leg, and arms lost. Additional loses could include a hare, canine, and hunter's club. Minor chips and gashes throughout. Encrustation and brownish, slightly dirty patina. No obvious restoration.
Provenance
Provenance:
Harlan J. Berk, Chicago, 20 June 2005.
(with invoice copy)
Note:
For a more complete example in marble see Hunter with Dog, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (Inv. no. 1984.167)