A HELLENISTIC BRONZE INKWELL, of cylindrical form, with stopper attached by a chain, the body finely incised with an encircling frieze of running animals, including a hound, lion and panther, laurel bands above and below, the base with incised concentric circles, slight damage, 3rd-2nd Century B.C. | Christie's

Lot 142

142

A HELLENISTIC BRONZE INKWELL, of cylindrical form, with stopper attached by a chain, the body finely incised with an encircling frieze of running animals, including a hound, lion and panther, laurel bands above and below, the base with incised concentric circles, slight damage, 3rd-2nd Century B.C.

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A HELLENISTIC BRONZE INKWELL, of cylindrical form, with stopper attached by a chain, the body finely incised with an encircling frieze of running animals, including a hound, lion and panther, laurel bands above and below, the base with incised concentric circles, slight damage, 3rd-2nd Century B.C.
2¾in. (7cm.) high

Lot Essay

Cf. M. Comstock and C. Vermeule, Greek, Etruscan and Roman Bronzes in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Boston, 1971, p. 324, nos 454-455

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