BYZANTINE MARBLE STATUE OF TOGATUS

Ca. AD 300 - 500. A carved marble statue depicting a standing, bearded man wearing a toga, with his right hand raised to the chest and grasping a fold of the garment. His oval face has large eyes beneath arched brows, a straight nose and a short beard rendered with incised strokes. The closely cropped hair follows the contours of the head. The toga is draped diagonally across the chest and gathered into broad, overlapping folds around the waist, with a heavier cascade of drapery descending from the left arm. For similar see: Edinburgh National Museum Limestone Statue of a Citizen of Oxyrhynchus NUMERO D'INVENTARIO A.1971.674 Size: 340mm x 160mm; Weight: 4.5kg Provenance: Private collection; Formerly Swiss private collection, acquired in 1999. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy. The item is under Temporary Admission (TA), and an additional 5% duty will be applied to the hammer price.

Estimate:$4,814.82

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