Lot 559

ROMAN FRESCO OF A SWAN
1ST CENTURY A. D.

Auction: Day Two: 17 November 2022 | From 10:00
Description
the swan holding in its beak one end of a foliate garland, with alternate pale and dark ochre leaves, atop a green, white and red Ionic column capital, on a red ground, with pale blue border separated by a thin white line, mounted in a wooden frame
Dimensions
47.5cm high, 76.5cm wide
Provenance
Published: Antiquities, Christie’s, London, 7th October 2010, Lot 147. Antiquities & Islamic Art, Hindman Auctions, Chicago, 16th June 2020, Lot 161.
Provenance: Previously in the Private Collection of Jonathan P. Rosen, North America, 1974. Private Collection (inventory no. 14071), North America. Sold at: Antiquities & Islamic Art, Hindman Auctions, Chicago, 16th June 2020, Lot 161. Acquired from the above sale. ALR: S00202203. Accompanied by IADAA certificate, this item has been checked against the Interpol database
