AN OVERSIZED PLASTER CAST, THOUGHT TO BE KING MAUSOLOS, FROM THE MAUSOLEUM AT HALIKARNASSOS
Lot 126 An American Grand Tour: A Corporate Collection

AN OVERSIZED PLASTER CAST, THOUGHT TO BE KING MAUSOLOS, FROM THE MAUSOLEUM AT HALIKARNASSOS

LATE 19TH CENTURY, AFTER THE ANTIQUE

Closed14 October 2014

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USD 13,750

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AN OVERSIZED PLASTER CAST, THOUGHT TO BE KING MAUSOLOS, FROM THE MAUSOLEUM AT HALIKARNASSOS
LATE 19TH CENTURY, AFTER THE ANTIQUE
106 in. (289 cm.) high; 40 ½ in. (103 cm.) wide; 32 ½ in. (82.5 cm.) deep

Specialist note

Mausolus was a Persian satrap. His tomb which was the origin of the term mausoleum was completed in 350 BCE and was one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.