Bertolami Fine Art - Riversdell Close 27, KT16 9JW Chertsey
WEB AUCTION 88 - ANTIQUITIES Sessione unica
Tuesday 22 September 2020 hours 15:00 (UTC +01:00)
Roman Marble Panther Holding Cista, 1st - 3rd century AD; height cm 12; length cm 12,5
Roman Marble Panther Holding Cista, 1st - 3rd century AD; height cm 12; length cm 12,5; Extraordinary fragment of a inlaid marble panther, with a cista between its paws. A sequense of holes runs all over the body of the animal, usually it was used as comparment for glass or gemstones. Provenance: English private collection, Kent.