Live Auction 22980Philip Hewat-Jaboor: An Eye for the Magnificent
A ROMAN MARBLE CINERARIUM
Lot 122

A ROMAN MARBLE CINERARIUM

CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.

Closed8 February 2024

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GBP 12,600

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A ROMAN MARBLE CINERARIUM
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
Of rectangular form with double pedimented lid decorated with rosettes and foliate sprigs and birds, the front with central panel inscribed 'M. ANTONIO. L.F. QVLR. MEMOR'
17 1⁄3 in. (44 cm.) wide

Private collection W.A., Maastricht, 2000.
with Galerie Harmakhis, Brussels, 2005.
with Rupert Wace Ancient Art, London, 2007.

Specialist note

The inscription translates as "Marcus Antonius son of Lucius Quinus [member of the voting tribe Quirinus]in memory.