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Greek Bronze Furniture Mount with Mime Actor

Greek Bronze Furniture Mount with Mime Actor

Greek Bronze Furniture Mount with Mime Actor

Greek Bronze Furniture Mount with Mime Actor

Greek Bronze Furniture Mount with Mime Actor

Greek Bronze Furniture Mount with Mime Actor

Greek Bronze Furniture Mount with Mime Actor

Greek Bronze Furniture Mount with Mime Actor

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LOT 0569

Greek Bronze Furniture Mount with Mime Actor

HELLENISTIC, ALEXANDRIA, 1ST CENTURY B.C.

4 3/4 in. (130 grams total, 11.9 cm including stand).

Modelled with large prominent ears and neatly cut short hair, rounded facial detailing with large eyes and flattened nose, the upper body and hands wrapped inside a pleated cloak, hollow to the reverse; the bust emerging from a lotus flower resting atop a lion's claw foot with a mounting spike on the reverse; mounted on a display stand. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Collection of Ambassador G.P., nr.126, before 1965.
with Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland.

CONDITION

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LOT 0569

Greek Bronze Furniture Mount with Mime Actor

Sold for (Inc. bp): £442

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