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A Terracotta Plaque, Early Roman Imperial, Circa late 1st Century B.C./1st half of the 1st Century A.D.
Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 USD
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Description
- A Terracotta Plaque
- Terracotta
- 17 by 17 1/8 in. 43.2 by 43.5 cm.
of Campana type, finely modeled in shallow relief with two ladies walking to right, each personifying a season, Summer holding a garland in her right hand and poppies and sheafs of wheat in her left hand, Spring holding a kid in her right hand and a basket of fruit in her left hand, each wearing a chiton and himation, a festooned frieze surmounted by palmettes above the scene, remains of pink, red, black, yellow, and green pigment over white gesso.
Provenance
Dr. Fritz Reinert (1912-1996), Vienna, acquired in the 1930s
German private collection, by descent circa 1978 (Gorny & Mosch, Munich, Auktion 202, December 14th, 2011, no. 305, illus.)
German private collection, by descent circa 1978 (Gorny & Mosch, Munich, Auktion 202, December 14th, 2011, no. 305, illus.)
Condition
Repaired from seven fragments with restoration to lower right corner, along about 9 ½ inches of bottom edge, and 3 inch section between left hand figure and goat, remaining gesso and pigment as shown and described, scattered chips and abrasions particularly to tips of palmettes, left edge fragmentary.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
For a fragmentary example from the same series, in which the top of the heads of the figures overlap with the upper molding, see H. von Rohden, Architektonische römische Tonreliefs der Kaiserzeit (Die antiken Terrakotten, vol. IV,1), Berlin, 1911, p. 90, fig. 179 (Würzburg). Also see "Horae," Lexicon Iconographicum Mythologiae Classicae, vol. V, 1990, p. 511, no. 3 (British Museum).