Bidspirit auction | VERY LARGE LATE ROMAN MOSAIC


VERY LARGE LATE ROMAN MOSAIC PANEL WITH A BUCOLIC SCENE - Ca. AD 300 - 400. A mosaic panel with a standing shepherd in a short tunic, white stockings, and black boots, holding two birds. A tree appears at right, and the figure stands on a curving groundline within a light ground. For similar see: A. Belis, Roman Mosaics in the J. P. Getty Museum, fig. 5. Size: 1600mm x 1700mm; Weight: g Provenance: Private London Collection, acquired on the Austrian Art Market; Ex Austrian Private Collection; Ex. Jean-Loup Despras, Paris, France (1977). This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy. Original paperwork available. This item has been checked against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.