45
Late Hellenistic Bronze Eros / Cupid, ex-Royal Athena Greek, Late Hellenistic, 1st century BCE. A
Description
Late Hellenistic Bronze Eros / Cupid, ex-Royal Athena
Greek, Late Hellenistic, 1st century BCE. A playful bronze cast Eros holding a rooster in the crook of his left arm and standing in a relaxed pose, a mantle draped over his left shoulder, with silver inlaid eyes. The offering of a rooster was imbued with sexual symbolism; see p. 89, no. 43 in Vickers, Ashmolean Mus., Greek Vases. Cylindrical marble base. Size: piece itself measures 5-1/4"H (13.3 cm).
Provenance: Ex-private Albert Lasker Collection, New York, acquired prior to 1962.
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
#107390
Condition
A minor casting flaw or two and missing right foot.
Greek, Late Hellenistic, 1st century BCE. A playful bronze cast Eros holding a rooster in the crook of his left arm and standing in a relaxed pose, a mantle draped over his left shoulder, with silver inlaid eyes. The offering of a rooster was imbued with sexual symbolism; see p. 89, no. 43 in Vickers, Ashmolean Mus., Greek Vases. Cylindrical marble base. Size: piece itself measures 5-1/4"H (13.3 cm).
Provenance: Ex-private Albert Lasker Collection, New York, acquired prior to 1962.
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
#107390
Condition
A minor casting flaw or two and missing right foot.
Auction Details
Shipping
T&Cs & Important Info
Ask seller a question
Late Hellenistic Bronze Eros / Cupid, ex-Royal Athena
Greek, Late Hellenistic, 1st century BCE. A playful bronze cast Eros holding a rooster in the crook of his left arm and standing in a relaxed pose, a mantle draped over his left shoulder, with silver inlaid eyes. The offering of a rooster was imbued with sexual symbolism; see p. 89, no. 43 in Vickers, Ashmolean Mus., Greek Vases. Cylindrical marble base. Size: piece itself measures 5-1/4"H (13.3 cm).
Provenance: Ex-private Albert Lasker Collection, New York, acquired prior to 1962.
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
#107390
Condition
A minor casting flaw or two and missing right foot.
Greek, Late Hellenistic, 1st century BCE. A playful bronze cast Eros holding a rooster in the crook of his left arm and standing in a relaxed pose, a mantle draped over his left shoulder, with silver inlaid eyes. The offering of a rooster was imbued with sexual symbolism; see p. 89, no. 43 in Vickers, Ashmolean Mus., Greek Vases. Cylindrical marble base. Size: piece itself measures 5-1/4"H (13.3 cm).
Provenance: Ex-private Albert Lasker Collection, New York, acquired prior to 1962.
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
#107390
Condition
A minor casting flaw or two and missing right foot.
Exceptional Ancient and Ethnographic Art
Sale Date(s)
Venue Address
P.O. BOX 714
Erie
Colorado
80516
United States
For Artemis Gallery LIVE delivery information please telephone +1 7205025289.
Important Information
Join us for an important one-day auction featuring museum-worthy examples of classical antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe. Included are an incredible ancient Egyptian wooden box with translated panels, a rare 12th century 22+ karat pure gold Burmese Buddha. Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Etruscan, Near Eastern, Asian, Pre-Columbian, Native American, Spanish Colonial, Russian, even a 17th century Spanish Oil Painting! Don’t miss these truly important examples unlikely to come to market again!
