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Ancient Roman Marble Frieze Fragment

$25,000
£18,881.68
€21,811.27
CA$35,221.44
A$37,722.18
CHF 20,279.18
MX$458,157.86
NOK 256,237.34
SEK 234,604.34
DKK 162,970.07

About the Item

This substantial marble architectural fragment is a skillfully carved classical frieze presenting two heads of Medusa with acanthus leaves and the fluting of a column capital between. The Medusa images are well preserved featuring wild, tousled locks, chubby cheeks, full lips, sharply defined eyelids and serpentine knots under the chin. All graphic elements are executed in high relief which signals to us that the complete composition would have been intended for a Roman temple or a monumental sarcophagus. Notes Renderings of Medusa by the ancients were traditionally used to ward off evil; hence they were ideal for temples as protectors of the gods as well as sarcophagi intended to protect the deceased for all eternity. The depictions present in our own architectural fragment are similar in style to the grotesque, disk-shaped death masks of older gorgoneia. Akin to the Medusa Rondanini, which appears to borrow the idealized likeness of Athena of Velletri, wreathed in decorative snakes and delicate owl wings. They offer captivating expressions of Chthonic dread and death mixed with Olympian beauty and cunning. Provenance Art Market, France. Collection Of William Froelich, New York, 1960s-1970s. Private Collection, New York, prior to 24 October 2003. Artemis Gallery, Louisville, Colorado, Exceptional Antiquities, Asian, Ethnographic, 21 February 2019. New York Private Collection.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 10.5 in (26.67 cm)Width: 38 in (96.52 cm)Depth: 8 in (20.32 cm)
  • Style:
    Classical Roman (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
    Marble,Carved
  • Place of Origin:
    Italy
  • Period:
    15th Century and Earlier
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1st Century AD to 3rd Century AD
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use. A very large fragment with losses to the two heads, their serpentine hair, and their high-pointed facial features, and losses to the fluted column and acanthus leaves between them as shown. Abrasions to faces, coiffures, and other high pointed areas.
  • Seller Location:
    Los Angeles, CA
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: HQ.01121stDibs: LU10743248180942

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