This marble fragment is an acroterion from the right corner of a Roman sarcophagus lid, dating to the first half of the 3rd century AD. It depicts a bearded male head with dramatic expression, deeply carved hair and beard, and a gaze turned upward. The presence of reeds in the hair suggests a river deity, a symbolic guardian figure associated with the cycle of life and death.

In the private collection of Gustave Clément-Simon (1833-1909), in his residence of Château de Bach, Naves (Corrèze).
Then, passed down to his son, Frédéric Clément-Simon, Ambassador, author and heir of the Château de Bach.
In the French private collection of Georges Couturon, who bought the castle along with all its collections in 1938.
Then, passed down as an heirloom until 2025.