The torso of a Roman Emperor that dates back to the first half of the 1st century A.D. has sold in New York for $7,362,500 – more than six times its high estimate.
The “Marble Torso of an Emperor” (probably Augustus, Tiberius or Claudius), Roman Imperial, Julio Claudian, was offered by an Austrian family and was originally valued at $1.2 million.
Another highlight of the Sotheby’s antiquity auction (also provided by the same family) was the “Three Satyrs Fighting a Serpent, Roman Imperial”, circa 1st century A.D (below).
A rediscovered antiquity from the collection of one of the greatest arts patrons of all time, Lorenzo de’ Medici, it sold for $3,442,500; likewise more than six times its high estimate.
(Source: artdaily)
