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LOT 0525

Hellenistic Terracotta Brazier Fragment with Face

3RD-1ST CENTURY B.C.

4 in. (5 3/8 in.) (319 grams, 10 cm (584 grams total, 13.8 cm including stand)).

A rectangular fragment with the head Silenus or satyr wearing an ivy crown, projecting beard, double border above the head; accompanied by a custom-made display stand.

Provenance

From a private collection formed in the early 20th century.
with Gorny & Mosch, Munich, 17 December 2014, no.631.
with Galerie Rhéa, Zurich.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

Literature

Cf. The British Museum, London, museum no.1856,0826.255, for similar.

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LOT 0525

Hellenistic Terracotta Brazier Fragment with Face

Sold for (Inc. bp): £156

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