CIRCA 2ND CENTURY B.C.

Details

A HELLENISTIC BRONZE LOTUS BOWL
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY B.C.
Of deep form, the exterior with overlapping lotus petals emerging from the flattened base, the petals with vertical ribbing and down-turned tips; and a Roman plainware pottery kantharos, the thin-walled squat body with wide cylindrical neck and twin grooved handles, 1st Century B.C./A.D.
2 7/8 in. (7.4 cm.) and 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm.) high respectively (2)

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

Item one: cf. S. Walker and P. Higgs (eds.), Cleopatra of Egypt, London, 2001, p. 92, no. 103 for the type; and J. Harris (ed.), A Passion for Antiquities: Ancient Art from the Collection of Barbara and Lawrence Fleischman, The J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu, 1994, pp. 75-76 for a silver oinochoe with similar decoration. The pattern of these petals was widely used in metalwork during the Hellenistic period, cf. Christie's London, 20 October 1999, lot 84 for a rare example in glass.

More from Antiquities including an English Private Collection of

View All