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THE PROPERTY FROM A GENTLEMAN'S COLLECTION
A GREEK BRONZE PATERA HANDLE
CLASSICAL PERIOD CIRCA EARLY 5TH CENTURY B.C.
Details
A GREEK BRONZE PATERA HANDLE
Classical Period
Circa Early 5th Century B.C.
In the form of a kouros, his hair falling in thick plaits along his shoulders, his upraised arms and head joined to the catch-plate above, the figure modelled in the round, the legs flexed together, the pointed toes attached to an incised palmette terminal below, open-work catch-plate with incised volutes, with two reclining rams, an incised palmette between, a curving incised palmette above, which once joined to the bowl
10 3/8 in. (26.4 cm) long
Classical Period
Circa Early 5th Century B.C.
In the form of a kouros, his hair falling in thick plaits along his shoulders, his upraised arms and head joined to the catch-plate above, the figure modelled in the round, the legs flexed together, the pointed toes attached to an incised palmette terminal below, open-work catch-plate with incised volutes, with two reclining rams, an incised palmette between, a curving incised palmette above, which once joined to the bowl
10 3/8 in. (26.4 cm) long
Provenance
Galerie Orient-Occident, Paris, 1987