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LOT 0704

Roman Repousse Plaque with Muse Terpsichore

4TH CENTURY A.D.

4 1/8 in. (41 grams total, 10.6 cm high including stand).

A square plaque from a casket or votive panel with the embossed image of the Muse Terpsichore, dressed in a short sleeved tunica talaris, standing with the weight on the right leg, the other leg bent in front of the body, the right hand holding a lyre hanging from a strap, in the left hand a staff; inscription in late Latin beside the right part of the head reading 'TEPSECORE'; the figure framed with an embossed edge; accompanied by a custom-made display stand.

Provenance

Acquired in the 1970s.
Ex London collection.

Literature

Cf. Humer, F., Kremer, G., Pollhammer, E., Pülz, A., AD 313 Von Carnuntum zum Christentum, Bad Voslau, 2014, nos.40, for similar plaques with divinities, especially no.642, with the Muses.

Footnotes

The plaque probably came from a casket similar to the one of Carnuntum, which represent the images of the Muses on one side and biblical scenes to the other side. These scenes were popular motifs in Late Antiquity, where caskets with Christian and mythological images were widespread, especially in Pannonia.

CONDITION

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LOT 0704

Roman Repousse Plaque with Muse Terpsichore

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

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