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Dome topped, inscribed with six lines of Greek reading, "To the gods of the underworld: Where I placed the remains of Praxiteles my husband, there I be Parthenope wife of Praxiteles," preserving traces of red pigment within the letters.

h. 25 cm

1st century A. D.

Marble

Provenance

Connecticut Private Collection, 1990s
Christie's, lot 44, New York, 17th March 1998
Acquired at Christie's, lot 165, New York, 8th June 2007

Publications

Christie's, Antiquities, New York, 8th June 2007, p. 164, lot 165
J. Pollini, "Roman Marble Sculpture" in M. Merrony (ed.), Mougins Museum of Classical Art, France, 2011, p. 104, fig. 66
"C'est quoi cette oeuvre?'" in Ville de Mougins (ed.), Mougins Infos, France, Eté 2021, no. 79, p. 29

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Roman Marble inscribed plaque

Provenance

Publications