Lot 41
  • 41

A Marble Corinthian Pilaster Capital, Roman Imperial, circa late 2nd/early 3rd Century A.D.

Estimate
20,000 - 25,000 USD
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Description

  • A Marble Corinthian Pilaster Capital, Roman Imperial
  • Marble
  • 20 by 27 1/2 by 15 1/2 in. 50.8 by 69.8 by 39.4 cm.
carved with twin sets of double volutes each emerging from an acanthus stem sheathed in two rows of leaves, a fragmentary rosette on the abacus in front.

Provenance

Belgian private collection formed in the 1940s/1950s

Condition

Various chips, nicks, and scratches as shown, modern layer of dirt appears to have been only selectively cleaned leaving a surface of uneven color.
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