ROMAN POLYCHROME FRESCO FRAGMENT
EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN OR NEAR EAST, 4TH CENTURY A.D.
£3,750
African & Oceanic Art, Antiquities and Natural History
Auction: 24 November 2021 at 10:00 GMT
Description
pigment on plaster, a kinetic piece depicting a battle scene, a galloping warhorse in full tack is shown trampling a fallen warrior with an arrow in his back, a discarded quiver with arrows is seen nearby, presented in a bespoke wooden frame
Dimensions
fresco 31cm across, frame 40.5 x 34cm
Footnote
Provenance:
From an important central London collection, formed from the mid 1960s onwards, thence by descent