Lot 1779
Lion (Head) - Boldly Carved in Dark Gray Stone. Roman Egypt, c. 2nd - early 3rd century AD. A sizable carving, fashioned in a slightly green-tinged dark gray basalt or graywacke. The lion with somewhat frowning expression and mouth agape. The sculpting material apparently hard, so that the detail is kept simple, yet forceful. Perhaps once part of a cista or sarcophagus. Height: 6-1/4", on custom stand. A wonderfully expressive fragment!
Estimated Value $4,500 - 6,000.
Arte Primritivo, NY.
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| Realized $5,520 |
