Roman Marble Seated Hound Statue
1st-2nd century A.D. An acephalic seated marble dog carved in the round with anatomical detailing; mounted on a custom-made display stand. Cf. The British Museum, museum number 1805,0703.8, for the similarly-modelled Townley greyhounds. 24.4 kg total, 46 cm high including stand (18 1/8 in.). Ex Mr. U.C. collection, Belgium, formed in the 1950s.English private collection. A video of this lot is available to view on Timeline Auctions Website.]