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A Roman Marble Architectural Fragment — A Roman Marble Architectural Fragment, circa 1st/2nd Century A.D.

A Roman Marble Architectural Fragment

A Roman Marble Architectural Fragment, circa 1st/2nd Century A.D.

A Roman marble architectural fragment from the 1st or 2nd century A.D., originally from a raking cornice featuring elaborate decorative elements. The piece displays rich ornamentation including palmettes, bead-and-reel moldings, coffers with quatrefoils, and egg-and-dart patterns.

Medium
from a raking cornice, richly decorated with a palmette, bead-and reel, a slanted square coffer containing a quatrefoil framed by egg-and-dart, and a frieze of egg-and-dart and dentils.
Spotted At
Auction House · Sotheby's

🔨 Auction Lot

Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art

June 29, 2022

Estimate: $5,000 – $8,000

Lot 180

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A Roman Marble Architectural Fragment, A Roman Marble Architectural Fragment, circa 1st/2nd Century A.D.

A Roman marble architectural fragment from the 1st or 2nd century A.D., originally from a raking cornice featuring elaborate decorative elements. The piece displays rich ornamentation including palmettes, bead-and-reel moldings, coffers with quatrefoils, and egg-and-dart patterns.

Medium
from a raking cornice, richly decorated with a palmette, bead-and reel, a slanted square coffer containing a quatrefoil framed by egg-and-dart, and a frieze of egg-and-dart and dentils.
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Roman, Marble, Stone Carving, Architectural Fragment, 1st-2nd Century A.D., Classical, Cornice, Decorative