Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art Part II
Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art Part II
Property of a Gentleman
A Roman Bronze Protome Spout, Circa 2nd Century A.D.
Lot Closed
December 7, 10:21 AM GMT
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property of a Gentleman
A Roman Bronze Protome Spout, circa 2nd Century A.D.
in the form of the head of a dog or wolf, the canine with tufted triangular ears, inclined furrowed brows, articulated lidded eyes, the nostrils indented, the whiskers appearing as curved grooves, the lolling tongue serving as the spout, the details of the fur incised, framed by thickly modeled locks along the rectangular plate from which the head projects, the plate perforated on its lower corners and with rounded perforated loops at the upper corners.
Length 17.7 cm.
Swiss private collection
Royal-Athena Galleries, New York
John W. Kluge, acquired from the above in 1989 (Christie's, New York, The Morven Collection of Ancient Art, December 10th, 2004, no. 590, illus.)
acquired by current owner at the above sale
Royal-Athena Galleries, New York
John W. Kluge, acquired from the above in 1989 (Christie's, New York, The Morven Collection of Ancient Art, December 10th, 2004, no. 590, illus.)
acquired by current owner at the above sale
Cornelius C. Vermeule and Jerome M. Eisenberg, Catalogue of the Greek, Etruscan, and Roman Bronzes in the Collection of John Kluge, New York and Boston, 1992, no.89-79.