Bertolami Fine Art, 1 Harewood Place, Mayfair (London W1S 1BU- United Kingdom), o 14 Hanover Square, Mayfair, (London, W1S 1HP - United Kingdom)., Italie
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Bertolami Fine Art, 1 Harewood Place, Mayfair (London W1S 1BU- United Kingdom), or 14 Hanover Square, Mayfair, (London, W1S 1HP - United Kingdom)
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LOT 33:
A very fine early Hellenistic gold ring with engraved bezel. Aphrodite and Eros.
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Vendu pour: £40 000
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18 000
Prix estimé :
€20 000 - €50 000
Commission de la maison de ventes: 25%
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A very fine early Hellenistic gold ring with engraved bezel. Aphrodite and Eros.
4th - 3rd century B.C.
Bezel diam : 25 mm ring : 20 x 15 mm 16,12 gr.
The hoop is rounded without, flat within, ending on a flat large circular bezel. The bezel is engraved with the group of Aphrodite and Eros. The goddess is standing in a contrapposto posture, her right leg slighlty bend forward.She wears a chiton with a himation which shows her body shape by transparency. Turned to the right, she's sprinkling incense on to the flame of a three-legged incense-burner. The little winged god is seated on her right shoulder and turns to crown her. Groundline. Solid gold. Slight wear marks. Very fine condition and rare specimen. For a similar scene and ring see Metropolitan Museum, NY, inv. 06.1125
Parallels : Chabouillet, Anatole. Catalogue général et raisonné des camées et pierres gravées de la Bibliothèque impériale. Paris : 1858, n°2630. Marshall, F.H., 1968,n° 83 et 84 Richter, Gisela M. A. 1920. Catalogue of Engraved Gems of the Classical Style. no. 48, pp. 45-46, pl. 20, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Lexicon Iconographicum Mythologiae Classicae (LIMC). 1984. Vol. 2: Aphrodisias-Athena. "Aphrodite, " p. 41, no. 286, pl. 30, Zürich: Artemis Verlag
Property of a gentleman, London. Acquired at Sotheby's, Antiquities, London, 14th Dec. 1990, lot 93 Ex Guilhou Collection Ex Harari Collection Published : Guilhou (de Ricci), n° 289 Guilhou, n° 132 Boardman, GGFR 421, n° 690 Boardman, Scarisbrick, n° 11.
