ID 1334747
Lot 16 | A ROMAN MARBLE SEATED SERAPIS WITH CERBERUS
Estimate value
£ 30 000 – 50 000
CIRCA 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
22 ½ in. (57.2 cm.) high
Provenance
German private collection.
with Athena Gallery, Munich.
with Royal-Athena Galleries, New York, acquired from the above, 1984 (Art of the Ancient World, vol. IV, 1985, no. 206).
Seymour Siege, Los Angeles and Scottsdale, acquired from the above, 1991.
with Royal-Athena Galleries, New York, acquired from the above, 2004 (Art of the Ancient World, vol. XVI, 2005, no. 8).
Acquired by the current owner from the above, 2008.
Literature
J. Pollini, "Roman Marble Sculpture," in M. Merrony, ed., Mougins Museum of Classical Art, Mougins, 2011, p. 93, fig. 36.
C. Dauphin, Animals in the Ancient World: The Levett Bestiary, Mougins, 2014, pp. 38, 105.
C. Dauphin, Les Animaux dans le Monde Antique: Le Bestiaire Levett, Mougins, 2016, pp. 34, 94, fig. 29.
Exhibited
Musée d'Art Classique de Mougins, 2011-2023 (Inv. no. MMoCA62).
| Medium: | Marble, Stone |
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| Place of origin: | Italy, Europe, Roman Empire |
| Auction house category: | Ancient Art & Antiquities |
| Medium: | Marble, Stone |
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| Place of origin: | Italy, Europe, Roman Empire |
| Auction house category: | Ancient Art & Antiquities |
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