Lot Essay
For a similar bronze group on a relief plaque in the Staatlisches Museum fr Vlkerkunde, Munich, see p. 125 in Peyret-Vignals, Ymen, au pays de la reine de Saba.
CIRCA 2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C.
Details
A SOUTH ARABIAN BRONZE EROTIC GROUP
circa 2nd-1st century b.c.
Depicting a lovemaking scene, the man standing with his legs straight, his feet together, his left hand holding the woman's left buttock, his right hand at the small of her back, the woman with her legs wrapped around the hips of her lover, her right arm around his waist, her left hand resting on his right shoulder, with naturalistic details to the anatomy
3 in. (8.3 cm) high
circa 2nd-1st century b.c.
Depicting a lovemaking scene, the man standing with his legs straight, his feet together, his left hand holding the woman's left buttock, his right hand at the small of her back, the woman with her legs wrapped around the hips of her lover, her right arm around his waist, her left hand resting on his right shoulder, with naturalistic details to the anatomy
3 in. (8.3 cm) high
Provenance
Antiquities and Islamic Art, Sotheby's New York, 8 June 1994, lot 407