A ROMAN MARBLE ANTEFIX OR STELE CROWN, CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.

A ROMAN MARBLE ANTEFIX OR STELE CROWN CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D. Carved in high relief with a palmette emerging from acanthus leaves 32.4cm high, 24cm wide, 7.2cm maximum depth Provenance: Traditionally said to have been brought to England by Lord Elgin, Thomas Bruce 7th Earl (1766-1841) and to have been found on the Athenian Acropolis; Presented by Rev. A.R.J Munro (O.C.), Rector of Lincoln College, Oxford in March 1944 (numbered 156- 1960 in the Black Ledger),Charterhouse School Museum, largely formed between 1874-1940. Sotheby's, London, The Charterhouse Collection, 5 November 2002, lot 92, where purchased by Robert KimeExhibited: Sotheby's, London, Classical Antiquities from Private Collections in Great Britain, (A Loan Exhibition in Aid of the Ashmole Archive), 15th-30th January 1986, no.52. Condition Report: With wear, marks, knocks and scratches as per age, handling, use, and cleaning. Some chips along the edges and along the front of the base. Some chips to the edges of the central acanthus leaves. Please see additional images for visual references to condition which form part of this condition report. Dreweatts thank Joanna van der Lande for her help cataloguing and condition reporting for this sale All lots are offered for sale "as viewed" and subject to the applicable Conditions of Business for Buyer's condition, which are set out in the sale catalogue and are available on request. All lots are available for inspection and Condition Reports are available on request. However, all lots are of an age and type which means that they may not be in perfect condition and should be viewed by prospective bidders; please refer to Condition 6 of the Conditions of Business for Buyers. This is particularly true for garden related items. We must advise you that we are not professional restorers or conservators and we do not provide any guarantee or warranty as to a lot's condition. Accordingly, it is recommended that prospective buyers inspect lots or have their advisors do so and satisfy themselves as to condition and accuracy of description Buyers are reminded that liability for loss and damage transfers to the buyer from the fall of the hammer. Whilst the majority of lots will remain in their location until collected, we can accept no responsibility for any damage which may occur, even in the event of Dreweatts staff assisting carriers during collection.Condition Report Disclaimer