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LOT 0099
Parthian Bronze Satyr Oil Lamp Section
1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
8 1/4 in. (799 grams, 21 cm).
Fragment comprising: tubular body with raised neck to the filler hole, everted rim and spur to reverse; raised tubular neck and head with pelletted collar, hair and bead, pinched nose, pellet eyes, crescent brow, goat's horn extending above in an arch to meet lateral extension from the brow and remains of similar to the other side; goat's legs below the body with hooves, pelletted bracket at the thigh and part of an arched extension connecting to the brow; nozzle to the forward edge and ovoid everted rim.
ProvenanceAcquired before 1983.
Ex London gallery, 1990s.
Private collection, London, UK.
The theme of the item is similar to the classical satyr, part human and part goat.
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LOT 0099
Parthian Bronze Satyr Oil Lamp Section
Estimate £600 - 800€700 - 930 (for guidance only)$810 - 1,080 (for guidance only)
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