FRAGMENT OF A MARBLE TOMBSTONE Roman art, circa 1st-2nd century AD Fragment of a funerary stele depicting a classic dexiosis or last handshake scene, worked in relief of a couple banqueting. The man, the deceased, dressed in a himation, is half-reclining on a bed, holding a cup in his left hand and holding out his right towards his wife, dressed in a chiton and a himation, who has come to say farewell. In the centre background, a palm tree. Missing. Length: 48 cm Provenance: Former Graham Geddes collection, Melbourne, Australia, acquired in 1982 Its sale, Bonhams, London, 15 October 2008: n°59 (ill.) Christian Levett Collection, Musée d'Art Classique de Mougins Exhibitions : University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia, 1 March 1988 - 1 July 2003 Museum of Mediterranean Antiquities, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, 1 November 2005 - 1 April 2008 Musée d'Art Classique de Mougins (MACM), Mougins, France, June 2011-August 2023 Bibliography: J. Pollini, "Roman Marble Sculpture" in M. Merrony (ed.), Mougins Museum of Classical Art, France, 2011, p. 110, fig. 78 A Roman marble fragmentary funerary stele, Circa 1st-2nd century A.D