Fragment of a sarcophagus

Roman, 2nd - 3rd century AD
Marble
H. : 63 cm. – W. : 91 cm. – D. : 13 cm.

Provenance:

In the private collection of the Italian sculptor Vincenzo Consani (1818–1888), Florence, acquired in Rome in the 1860s.
Then in the French collection of the famous doctor Samuel Pozzi at the end of the 19th century.
Sold at Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, “Collection S. Pozzi: Art Antique”, 25-26 June 1919, lot 365.
In Jean Mikas’ collection in Paris, acquired in the 1930s.
Then, passed down to his nephew, George Krimitsas, by succession.
Sold at Christie’s New York, as per the “Antiquities” sales catalogue, on 11 December 2003, lot 231.

Publications:

- F. Matz, Die Dionysischen Sarkophage, Berlin, 1969, Pl. 186, Fig. 77.