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LOT 0110
Etruscan Bronze Mirror Depicting Two Male Figures
LATE 4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
8 7/8 in. (260 grams, 22.5 cm).
Discoid mirror with a short tang to accept an organic handle, the reverse with a palmette above the handle; the obverse with two figures seated on rocks and facing each other, to the right: Turms (Hermes) wearing a winged cap, and a young man on the left, both wearing cloaks draped over their backs, with folds visible over their shoulders and fastened at the neck; Turms depicted making an expressive gesture with his right hand while his companion listens attentively, looking toward Hermes and resting his left hand on his knee; a palmette below at the centre of the scene, two laurel branches extending upwards to form a framing arch around the composition, ending at the top in a geometric ornament.
ProvenancePrivate collection, Zurich, Switzerland.
Accompanied by a copy of a report by the late Han Jucker (1918-1984), 1 February 1982.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12668-236379.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Cf. Gerhard-Korte, ES, Vol. I & V (passim) D. Arbia, Le miroir étrusque d'après la collection du Cabinet des Médailles, 1974, pp. 27ff., 43, 89 et seq. H. Fischer-Hansen, Spiegelwerkstätten in Vulci, 1980, Taf. 11 V 27, 12 V 29, 28 V 73 (Turms on the right with Herakles, among others).
FootnotesHans Jucker (1918-1984) was a distinguished Swiss art historian and classical archaeologist, renowned for his expertise in Greek and Roman art. He was particularly recognised for his scholarly contributions to the study of ancient sculpture and iconography. Jucker served as a curator and later director at the Bernisches Historisches Museum in Switzerland, where he was instrumental in expanding and refining the museum’s collection of classical antiquities. His research and publications, marked by precision and clarity, helped shape modern understanding of Roman portraiture and the visual language of the ancient world. Through both his academic work and curatorial leadership, Jucker earned a lasting reputation as one of Switzerland’s foremost authorities on classical art.
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LOT 0110
Etruscan Bronze Mirror Depicting Two Male Figures
Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,680
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Gnathian Plastic Vase in the Shape of a Woman
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Opening Bid: £3,600
Hollow-formed with broad chamfered base, body modelled as the head of a woman supporting the neck in the form of a trefoil oinochoe with a high, curving handle to the rear; moulded head with detailed swept hair hair wrapped in a cloth (sakkos), and stern facial features; circumferential painted band beneath the rim and vertical strokes; supplied with a custom-made stand. 1.34 kg total, 31 cm high excluding stand
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Greek Silver Ring for Skythos
Circa 5th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,120
Ellipsoid bezel with incuse figure of a running horse, Greek text 'ΣΚΥΘΟΑΓΑΘΗ' for 'the sake of Skythos'. 7.57 grams, 25.17 mm overall, 20.68 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R 1/2, USA 8 3/4, Europe 19.38, Japan 18)
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Greek and Roman Bronze Statue Collection
4th century B.C.-4th century A.D.Estimate: £4,000 - 6,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,000
Comprising: an Etruscan figure of Turms (Greek Hermes), standing and holding a patera in his right hand, original lead mounting beneath; a standing figure of nude Aphrodite, possibly later; figure of a Baubo with her legs bent and right hand touching her genitals; two standing bronze figures holding offerings. 352 grams total, 63-96 mm
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