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CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.
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A ROMAN BRONZE FULCRUM TERMINAL
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.
From the right end of the head board of a reclining couch (kline), cast in three separate pieces, including a curved open frame, a finial and a medallion, the finial in the form of a horse protome turned to its right, wearing a heavy collar, with finely-detailed mane, articulated eyes, flaring nostrils and open mouth, the medallion with the head of a satyr turned to his left, a fillet of ivy and berries in his wavy hair, with articulated eyes, a rounded nose and smiling mouth, each piece preserving tenons and pins on the reverse for attachment
13¼ in. (33.6 cm.) long
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.
From the right end of the head board of a reclining couch (kline), cast in three separate pieces, including a curved open frame, a finial and a medallion, the finial in the form of a horse protome turned to its right, wearing a heavy collar, with finely-detailed mane, articulated eyes, flaring nostrils and open mouth, the medallion with the head of a satyr turned to his left, a fillet of ivy and berries in his wavy hair, with articulated eyes, a rounded nose and smiling mouth, each piece preserving tenons and pins on the reverse for attachment
13¼ in. (33.6 cm.) long
Provenance
with Bruce McAlpine, London.
with Royal-Athena Galleries, New York, 1989.
with Royal-Athena Galleries, New York, 1989.
Literature
C.C. Vermeule and J.M. Eisenberg, Catalogue of the Greek, Etruscan, and Roman Bronzes in the Collection of John Kluge, New York and Boston, 1992, no. 89-41.
Exhibited
From Olympus to the Underworld, Ancient Bronzes from the John W. Kluge Collection, Boston, Museum of Fine Arts, 26 March - 31 June 1996.