Roman Empire
Roman | 1st – 2nd Century AD
Giallo antico marble | Carved in high relief
H. 11 cm. W. 8,7 cm. D. 5 cm. | On later metal base
PROVENANCE
With Bernard Blondeel Kunsthandel N.V. | Antwerp | 1998
Private collection | The Netherlands
REFERENCE LITERATURE
Andreae, B. (1994). Bildkatalog der Skulpturen des Vatikanischen Museums. Vol. I.3, pl. 1033
Mitten, D.G. & Doeringer, S.F. (1967). Master bronzes from the classical world. Mainz am Rhein: Von Zabern, p. 296, nr. 294
Padgett, M.J. (2001). Roman sculpture in The Art Museum. Princeton: Art Museum Princeton University, pp. 109-111, nr. 28
DOCUMENTATION
With proof of purchase and expertise by Bernard Blondeel, Antwerp, dd. 17 March 1998