Details
25116 in. (63.6 cm.) wide
Provenance
with François Antonovich (1934-2023), Paris, acquired by 1980.
The Property of Monsieur François Antonovich; Antiquities, Christie's, London, 5 October 2000, lot 57.
Art Market, New York, acquired from the above.
Archéologie, Pierre Bergé & Associés, Drouot Richeliu, Paris, 27-28 October 2006, lot 397.
with Rupert Wace Ancient Art, London.
Kunstwerke der Antike, Auktion 4, Cahn Auktionen AG, Basel, 18 September 2009, lot 347.
Literature
F. Antonovich, Les metamorphoses divines d'Alexandre, Mouseion-éditions, 1996, pp. 205, 310, 395.
J. Pollini, "Roman Marble Sculpture," in M. Merrony ed., Mougins Museum of Classical Art, Mougins, 2011, p. 105, fig. 68.
Exhibited
Musée d'Art Classique de Mougins, 2011 - 2023 (Inv. no. MMoCA402).
Louvre-Lens, Animaux fantastiques, 27 September - 15 January 2024.
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The pediment is decorated in relief with two confronting seated griffins flanking an incense burner on a tripod. The front two corners are flanked by acroteria carved with masks and the rear two acroteria are cut with acanthus leaves.

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