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Lot 103

A Greco-Roman Limestone Fragment with Entablature and Bucranium

Lot 103

A Greco-Roman Limestone Fragment with Entablature and Bucranium

Status:

Closed

Estimate: $12,000 - $18,000

Estimate$12,000 – $18,000

Status

Closed

A Greco-Roman Limestone Fragment with Entablature and Bucranium

Circa Late 1st Century B.C.-Early 1st Century A.D.

Height 17 11/16 inches (45 cm).

This lot is located in Chicago.

Provenance:

Private Collection, Israel, acquired by inheritance.

Art Market, Jerusalem, 2012.

E. Barakat Antiquities (Emad Barakat), Jerusalem.

Acquired by the present owner from the above, 2 September 2015.

Art Loss Register no. S00108260.

[accompanied with copy of an Israel export license no. 529757]

Inspected under UV light and 10x loupe. Restoration and infill visible around the top, to the bucranium, and other areas; infill to surface on the back with other scattered instances of hairline cracks present but not affecting the overall stability. Weathered surface with abrasions (particularly to the back), chipping, gashes and pitting with losses. Some pigment still visible. See additional photos for hairline cracks, infill/restoration, and remaining pigment. The back has been drilled to accommodate two screws that secure it to a modern based. Overall in fine and stable condition.

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Jacob Coley

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Mr. Coley joined the Antiquities department in 2021 after working as Managing Director in the Ancient Art department at Colnaghi, the world’s oldest commercial art gallery, where he helped to establish the Ancient Art department and launched Colnaghi New York in 2017. Prior to Colnaghi, Mr. Coley was in the Greek and Roman Art department at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Mr. Coley holds a B.A. from the University of Miami and an M.A. in Art Market from the Fashion Institute of Technology, and he earned an art-appraisal certificate from New York University.

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Ancient Art & Natural History: A Cabinet of Curiosities

A Greco-Roman Limestone Fragment with Entablature and Bucranium

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