A FRAGMENTARY MARBLE RELIEF OF A RIVER GOD, CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D., OR AFTER THE ANTIQUE

Property from a Belgian Private Collection
A FRAGMENTARY MARBLE RELIEF OF A RIVER GOD, CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D., OR AFTER THE ANTIQUE

carved in high relief with a reclining figure of a river god facing right, resting on an upturned vessel with water pouring out, and holding a bunch of flowers(?) in his left hand, a rocky outcrop and a large tree behind him, rushes and reeds in low relief in the background, a simple moulding along the upper and right edge; no restorations.

37 by 56 cm.

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Provenance:
private collection, Southern France, acquired in the 1950s/1960s (sold at the Hôtel des Ventes de Montpellier in the early 2000s)

Galerie Chenel, rue du Bac

acquired by the present owner from the above in 2005