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A ROMAN MARBLE FRAGMENT OF A FOOT

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Auction archive: Lot number 164

A ROMAN MARBLE FRAGMENT OF A FOOT

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A ROMAN MARBLE FRAGMENT OF A FOOT
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
A ROMAN MARBLE FRAGMENT OF A FOOT CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D. Depicting the lower part of a left foot, with detailed toes, on integral base, remains of iron tang attachments; and a Roman marble Mithraic Tauroctonus relief fragment, with the figure of Cautopates (Night) holding his symbolic torch, wearing a Phrygian cap and short girdled tunic, above is the bust of Sol, the cloak of Mithras billowing out with a bird perched above, on the ground is the hind foot of the bull and a snake's tail, 2nd-3rd Century A.D. 8¼ x 7 in. (21 x 18 cm.) (2)

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A ROMAN MARBLE FRAGMENT OF A FOOT
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
A ROMAN MARBLE FRAGMENT OF A FOOT CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D. Depicting the lower part of a left foot, with detailed toes, on integral base, remains of iron tang attachments; and a Roman marble Mithraic Tauroctonus relief fragment, with the figure of Cautopates (Night) holding his symbolic torch, wearing a Phrygian cap and short girdled tunic, above is the bust of Sol, the cloak of Mithras billowing out with a bird perched above, on the ground is the hind foot of the bull and a snake's tail, 2nd-3rd Century A.D. 8¼ x 7 in. (21 x 18 cm.) (2)

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