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8 décembre 2010

A Green Porphyry Sphinx of an Egyptian Queen, Roman Imperial, circa 1st Century A.D, probably reign of Domitian, A.D. 81-96.

A Green Porphyry Sphinx of an Egyptian Queen, Roman Imperial, circa 1st Century A.D, probably reign of Domitian, A.D. 81-96. photo Sotheby's couchant on a rectangular base rounded at the back, the tail curved around the right hindquarter, and wearing...

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Tags: 1st Century A.D., Roman Imperial, Sphinx, Green Porphyry, Domitian, Egyptian Queen

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2 octobre 2010

A Roman marble bust of an athlete. Circa early 1st century A.D.

A Roman marble bust of an athlete. Circa early 1st century A.D. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd 2010 With head twisted and gazing towards his right, with sensitively modelled idealized features and serene expression, his short curling hair brushed forward...

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15 mai 2010

Sotheby's to Sell Rediscovered Antiquity from The Collection of Lorenzo de' Medici

A Marble Torso of an Emperor, probably Augustus, Tiberius or Claudius, Roman Imperial, Julio Claudian, 1st Half of the 1st Century A.D. Est. $800,000/1.2 million. Photo: Sotheby's NEW YORK, NY.- On 11 June 2010 Sotheby’s New York will offer for sale a...

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Tags: Marble, 1st Century A.D., Torso, Lorenzo de Medici, Roman Imperial Period

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6 juin 2009

A Bi-colored Marble Head of Dionysos, Roman Imperial, circa late 1st Century A.D.

A Bi-colored Marble Head of Dionysos, Roman Imperial, circa late 1st Century A.D. based on a Greek original of the late 4th Century B.C., the face carved out of a pale amber-colored vein within the white matrix, turned slightly to his right, his face...

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Tags: Marble, 1st Century A.D., Roman Imperial, Dionysos

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5 juin 2009

A Monumental Marble Figure of a Youth, Roman Imperial, circa 1st Century A.D., with 17th/early 18th Century Restorations

A Monumental Marble Figure of a Youth, Roman Imperial, circa 1st Century A.D., with 17th/early 18th Century Restorations standing with his weight on the right leg, the base, head, and other extremities restored. height 81 1/2 in. 207 cm. Est. 150,000—250,000...

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Tags: 1st Century A.D., Marble Figure, Roman Imperial

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27 avril 2009

A Roman marble group of two wrestling children. Circa 1st Century A.D.

A Roman marble group of two wrestling children. Circa 1st Century A.D. With one child on the back of the other, wrapping his arms around his neck, and biting his ear, the other child twisting his chubby body and attempting to disengage himself, with furrowed...

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26 avril 2009

A Roman marble male torso. Circa 1st Century A.D.

A Roman marble male torso. Circa 1st Century A.D. Standing in contrapposto, with the weight on his right leg, his left shoulder raised, the muscular torso with defined pectorals, shapely hips and a recessed naval, with well-formed buttocks and muscular...

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Tags: 1st Century A.D., Roman marble, male torso

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