![Roman Marble Relief Mithras Killing Bull (Tauroctony): Roman, Imperial period, ca. 3rd century CE. An enticing marble relief depicting Mithras killing a sacred bull (tauroctony) - the iconic act of Mithras commemorated in the Mithraeum where Roman soldier](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1103/333176/179974417_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718311641)
Ancient Greek & Roman Marble
![Roman Marble Relief Mithras Killing Bull (Tauroctony): Roman, Imperial period, ca. 3rd century CE. An enticing marble relief depicting Mithras killing a sacred bull (tauroctony) - the iconic act of Mithras commemorated in the Mithraeum where Roman soldier](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1103/333176/179974417_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718311641)
![Neolithic Marble Steatopygous Idol (Voluptuous Female): Southeastern Europe, Balkans / Mediterranean Region, late Neolithic / Early Bronze Age, ca. 5000 to 3000 BCE. An important Neolithic marble voluptuous female figure known as a "steatopygous" idol, due](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1103/333176/180116983_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718399014)
![Roman head of a woman / Portrait of a princess or an empress, Type Hanovre-Palazzo Corsini: ITEM: Head of a woman / Portrait of a princess or an empress, Type Hanovre-Palazzo Corsini MATERIAL: Marble CULTURE: Roman PERIOD: Severan period, 193 - 235 A.D DIMENSIONS: 350 mm x 210 mm x 230 mm, a](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9098/332970/179742408_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718041824)
![Stunning Roman Marble Head Goddess Venus: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 2nd century CE. A beautiful life-size marble head of Venus (Greek Aphrodite), the goddess of love and beauty. Her visage presents with sizable, almond-shaped eyes, smoothly](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1103/333176/180116979_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718399014)
![Late Roman / Early Byzantine Marble Table Top: Roman, late Imperial to early Byzantine Period, ca. 4th to 5th century CE. A sizable Roman marble table top exhibiting expertly carved linear grooves that create a shallow central well. The surfaces a](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1103/333176/180116980_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718399014)
![Naturalistic Roman Marble Head of a Male Youth: Roman, Imperial period, ca. 1st to 2nd century CE. Skillfully sculpted from a single piece of marble, the head of a male youth with sensitively rendered features including heavy-lidded eyes with drill](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1103/333176/179974432_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718311641)
![Roman fragment of cuirass (Lorica musculata) with Gorgon: ITEM: Fragment of cuirass (Lorica musculata) with Gorgon MATERIAL: Marble CULTURE: Roman PERIOD: 1st - 3rd Century A.D DIMENSIONS: 110 mm x 130 mm x 83 mm CONDITION: Good condition PROVEN](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9098/332970/179742410_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718041824)
![Fine Roman Marble Portrait Herm of Apollo: Roman, Imperial period, ca. 1st to 2nd century CE. A wonderful marble portrait herm of Apollo with his hair arranged in 3 rows of coils at the top of his head, while long wavy tresses fall down to his](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1103/333176/179974426_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718311641)
![Roman funerary stele, PUBLISHED: ITEM: Funerary stele, fragment MATERIAL: Marble CULTURE: Roman PERIOD: 2nd - 3rd Century A.D DIMENSIONS: 130 mm x 160 mm CONDITION: Good condition PROVENANCE: Ex English private colle](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9098/332970/179742436_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718041824)
![Roman relief fragment: ITEM: Relief fragment MATERIAL: Marble CULTURE: Roman PERIOD: 1st - 2nd Century A.D DIMENSIONS: 110 mm x 125 mm x 68 mm CONDITION: Good condition PROVENANCE: Ex Portuguese private col](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9098/332970/179742430_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718041824)
![Roman male torso: ITEM: Male torso MATERIAL: Marble CULTURE: Roman PERIOD: 1st - 2nd Century A.D DIMENSIONS: 150 mm x 195 mm x 115 mm (without stand) CONDITION: Good condition. Includes stand PROVENANCE:</](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9098/332970/179742444_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718041824)
![Striking Roman Marble Head -Bearded Man: Roman, late Republic to early Imperial period, ca. 1st century BCE to 1st century CE. A striking marble head of a man featuring a thick, forked beard that envelops full, gently-parted lips. Gazing for](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1103/332781/179804366_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718147909)
News about Ancient Greek & Roman Marble
![Roman marble portrait head of Titus might triumph at Freeman’s Hindman May 23](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Freemans-Hindman-May-23-Roman-marble-bust.jpg)
Roman marble portrait head of Titus might triumph at Freeman’s Hindman May 23
CHICAGO – This 7in (18cm) high Roman marble portrait head is making a relatively speedy return to the auction block. It appeared for sale at Doyle New York as recently as October 2023, when it was cataloged as ‘Imperial Roman style’ and thought to depict the emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, known as Caracalla. Then estimated […]
![Early marble statue of a cricket bowler scored at Andrew Jones](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/165922964_1_x.webp)
Early marble statue of a cricket bowler scored at Andrew Jones
LOS ANGELES — A white marble sculpture of a young man holding what appears to be a cricket ball flew away from its estimate to bring $30,000 ($39,000 with buyer’s premium) at Andrew Jones on November 29. The finely carved and modeled figure of an idealized youth standing contrapposto may be among the earliest known […]
![Met gifted with monumental Salviati oil-on-marble portrait](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/unnamed-3-2.jpg)
Met gifted with monumental Salviati oil-on-marble portrait
NEW YORK — The Metropolitan Museum of Art has received a gift of an exceptional oil painting by celebrated Italian artist Francesco Salviati (1510–1563). Executed on a one-inch thick marble slab, the arresting portrait depicts Bindo Altoviti (1491–1557), a powerful Florentine banker and one of the most significant political opponents to the Medici rulers. The […]
![Marble bust of Julius Caesar among top pieces in Dec. 22 auction](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/image-1.jpg)
Marble bust of Julius Caesar among top pieces in Dec. 22 auction
NEW YORK – On Wednesday, December 22, starting at 7 pm Eastern time, Jasper52 will offer a sale of Exquisite Decorative Arts. Its more than 300 lots will include a circa-1960s abstract work by the late American artist Betty Parsons; a bronze cloisonne incense burner; a miniature sterling silver English tea and coffee set, intended for […]