Lot 81
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LARGE ROMAN GLADITORIAL RELIEF
EUROPE, MID SECOND CENTURY A.D.
African & Oceanic Art and Antiquities | 624
Auction: 16 September 2020 at 15:00 BST
Estimate: £10,000 - £15,000
Description
carved marble, a kinetic gladiatorial scene, in the upper register two venator are seen spearing a pair of bulls, a wild boar at the centre is seen preparing to strike at one of the men; in the lower register a venator is seen flying through the air having been hit by a charging bull, to the side a second figure is shown stabbing a wild cat in the back whilst its attention is divided by a dead boar, raised on a bespoke mount
Dimensions
76cm across
Footnote
Provenance:
Private collection, United Kingdom, acquired 1980's - 1990's