Inv. n°: MMoCA45

Roman Marble Relief Fragment of a Sarcophagus

Showing the deceased man. He reclines on a couch wearing a finely draped toga, holding a phiale in his left hand, his wife seated on the edge of the couch, both holding hands in tender parting; she wears a himation, her wavy hair in a chignon, the couch decorated with palm tree.

h. 48 cm

c. 1st - 2nd century AD

Marble

Provenance

  • Formerly in the collection of Graham Geddes, Melbourne, Australia, acquired in 1982
  • Acquired at Bonhams London, Sale 16639 - The Geddes Collection, 15th October 2008, lot 59

Publications

  • Sotheby's, Antiquities Sale, July 1988
  • Bonhams London, Antiquities Sale, The Geddes Collection, 15th October 2008, lot 59
  • J. Pollini, "Roman Marble Sculpture" in M. Merrony (ed.), Mougins Museum of Classical Art, France, 2011, p. 110, fig. 78

Exhibitions

  • University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia, 1st March 1988 — 1st July 2003
  • Museum of Mediterranean Antiquities, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, 1st November 2005 — 1st April 2008
  • Musée d'Art Classique de Mougins (MACM), Mougins, France, from June 2011

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