Marble, 190 grams, 108.34 mm. 1st-4th century AD. A fragment from a Roman marble vessel, from its curvature probably a large bowl. The lateral lug contains a deep circular depression into which a metal fitting could be inserted. The lug is in the form of a pair of humans standing one behind the other; the figure in front has rounded features and a sharp nose, the one behind sports a full head of hair and a beard. The folded cloak of the rear figure falls below his shoulders to become the striped decorative body of the lug. A slight waisting below the lug is the only other detectable decoration. Reference: cf. for Roman marble Onians, J. Classical Art and the Cultures of Greece and Rome, Yale, 1999. Very fine condition. Provenance: from an old English collection.