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THE PROPERTY OF A PENNSYLVANIA COLLECTOR
A GREEK GILT TERRACOTTA APPLIQUÉ
TARANTINE, CIRCA 350-325 B.C.
Details
A GREEK GILT TERRACOTTA APPLIQUÉ
TARANTINE, CIRCA 350-325 B.C.
Depicting a panther in profile to the right on a rocky groundline, the well-modelled feline with the left forepaw raised, its tongue lolling, its tail curved up and back upon itself, perforated for attachment through the front flank; preserving extensive gilding throughout
4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm.) long
TARANTINE, CIRCA 350-325 B.C.
Depicting a panther in profile to the right on a rocky groundline, the well-modelled feline with the left forepaw raised, its tongue lolling, its tail curved up and back upon itself, perforated for attachment through the front flank; preserving extensive gilding throughout
4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm.) long
Provenance
with André Emmerich and Mûnzen und Medaillen, Basel, 22 November 1975 - 10 January 1976.
Leo Mildenberg, Zurich.
The Leo Mildenberg Collection of Ancient Animals; Christie's, New York, 10 December 2004, lot 315.
Leo Mildenberg, Zurich.
The Leo Mildenberg Collection of Ancient Animals; Christie's, New York, 10 December 2004, lot 315.
Literature
A.P. Kozloff, ed., Animals in Ancient Art From the Leo Mildenberg Collection, Cleveland, 1981, no. 137.
U. Gehrig, ed., Tierbilder aus vier Jahrtausenden, Antiken der Sammlung Mildenberg, Mainz am Rhein, 1983, no. 137.
G. Zahlhaas, Aus Noahs Arche, Tierbilder der Sammlung Mildenberg aus fünf Jahrtausenden, Part IV, Mainz am Rhein, 1996, no. 89.
P.E. Mottahedeh, ed., Out of Noah's Ark, Animals in Ancient Art from the Leo Mildenberg Collection, Jerusalem, 1997, no. 89.
U. Gehrig, ed., Tierbilder aus vier Jahrtausenden, Antiken der Sammlung Mildenberg, Mainz am Rhein, 1983, no. 137.
G. Zahlhaas, Aus Noahs Arche, Tierbilder der Sammlung Mildenberg aus fünf Jahrtausenden, Part IV, Mainz am Rhein, 1996, no. 89.
P.E. Mottahedeh, ed., Out of Noah's Ark, Animals in Ancient Art from the Leo Mildenberg Collection, Jerusalem, 1997, no. 89.
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