MARBLE PALETTE WITH A FEMALE FIGURE Roman art, 2nd–3rd centur...
MARBLE PALETTE WITH A FEMALE FIGURE
Roman art, 2nd–3rd century A.D.
A rare palette consisting of a base with notched edges at both ends, surmounted by a shell-shaped cup in the “Pelican’s Foot” style, the side of which is decorated with a female figure wearing a diadem and clad only in a drapery that partially covers her nudity.
Restored.
Dimensions: 17.3 x 12.6 cm
Provenance: Collection of Charles Gillet (1879–1972), then passed down through the family
A Roman marble palette with a female figure,
2nd–3rd century A.D.
MARBLE PALETTE WITH A FEMALE FIGURE
Roman art, 2nd–3rd century A.D.
A rare palette consisting of a base with notched edges at both ends, surmounted by a shell-shaped cup in the “Pelican’s Foot” style, the side of which is decorated with a female figure wearing a diadem and clad only in a drapery that partially covers her nudity.
Restored.
Dimensions: 17.3 x 12.6 cm
Provenance: Collection of Charles Gillet (1879–1972), then passed down through the family
A Roman marble palette with a female figure,
2nd–3rd century A.D.
