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LOT 0068

Hellenistic Bronze Furniture Mount with Mime Actor

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.

Provenance

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

CONDITION

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LOT 0068

Hellenistic Bronze Furniture Mount with Mime Actor

Estimate £700 - 900€810 - 1,040 (for guidance only)$950 - 1,220 (for guidance only)

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