COLLECTION OF MARBLE FRAGMENTS EUROPE AND NORTH AFRICA
carved marble, a selection of four fragments from important sites across the ancient world (4) (Dimensions: longest 18.5cm across)
(longest 18.5cm across)
Footnote: Provenance: Louis Auguste Dozon (1822 - 1890), thence by descent, the collection is accompanied by a copy of a photograph of Mr. Dozon and copies of a series of handwritten notes referencing the find spots of the four fragments Note: The fragments in the top right and bottom left of the image provided are recorded as having been "collected in the ruins of Eleusis, Attica by Madame J.L. Dozon in 1922". The third fragment, on the top left of the image, formed of white marble and decorated with a frieze of sculpted motifs is recorded as having come from Carthage. The final fragment, in Pentelic marble and without decoration is inventoried as having come from the Acropolis, according to the ink note written by Mrs. Auguste Dozon in June 1898. HVMC Auction, Monte Carlo, 6th May 2018, lot 9
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carved marble, a selection of four fragments from important sites across the ancient world (4) (Dimensions: longest 18.5cm across)
(longest 18.5cm across)
Footnote: Provenance: Louis Auguste Dozon (1822 - 1890), thence by descent, the collection is accompanied by a copy of a photograph of Mr. Dozon and copies of a series of handwritten notes referencing the find spots of the four fragments Note: The fragments in the top right and bottom left of the image provided are recorded as having been "collected in the ruins of Eleusis, Attica by Madame J.L. Dozon in 1922". The third fragment, on the top left of the image, formed of white marble and decorated with a frieze of sculpted motifs is recorded as having come from Carthage. The final fragment, in Pentelic marble and without decoration is inventoried as having come from the Acropolis, according to the ink note written by Mrs. Auguste Dozon in June 1898. HVMC Auction, Monte Carlo, 6th May 2018, lot 9
