Lot 84
84
A HELLENISTIC BRONZE SITULA APPLIQUÉ IN THE FORM OF A SILENUS HEAD
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A HELLENISTIC BRONZE SITULA APPLIQUÉ IN THE FORM OF A SILENUS HEAD

CIRCA 3RD CENTURY B.C.

Details
A HELLENISTIC BRONZE SITULA APPLIQUÉ IN THE FORM OF A SILENUS HEAD
CIRCA 3RD CENTURY B.C.
With long curled beard, snub nose, his bald head crowned by ivy leaves and berries, two suspension loops for handle above, mounted
3¼ in. (8.3 cm. ) high
Provenance
Formerly in the Jacob Hirsch and Giovanni Dattari collections: sold Drouot, Paris, June 1912, no. 330.
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

PUBLISHED: Métamorphoses, pp. 173 and 376.

Cf. exhibition catalogue: Antiquities from the Collection of Christos Bastis, Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY, 1987, no. 130.

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