ID 1134494
Lot 105 | A BYZANTINE GREEN PORPHYRY CAPITAL
Estimate value
£ 10 000 – 15 000
CIRCA 6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
Of Corinthian order, the round base impressed with a square socket, the sides with two orders of acanthus leaves rising to four corner volutes
8 7⁄8 x 10 ½ in. (22.4 x 26.9 cm.)
Provenance
Pandolfini, Florence, 11 December 2003, lot 279 (part), accompanied by an Italian export licence, dated 14th April 2004.
with Tomasso Brothers Fine Art, Leeds, acquired from the above.
Private collection, UK, 2004.
| Medium: | Porphyry, Stone |
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| Auction house category: | Ancient Art & Antiquities |
| Medium: | Porphyry, Stone |
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| Auction house category: | Ancient Art & Antiquities |
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