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CLASSICAL PERIOD, CIRCA 5TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
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TWO GREEK TERRACOTTA SATYRS
CLASSICAL PERIOD, CIRCA 5TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
One ithyphallic, seated with his legs spread and knees bent, his hands resting upon his rotund stomach, his oval head with a bald pate and a long flowing beard, extensive pigment preserved throughout; the other with the attributes of Herakles, depicted seated with his legs spread and knees bent, his right hand resting on his knee, his left holding an implement, the portly figure with a long flowing beard and moustache, wearing a lionskin tied around his shoulders, his club behind his back
First: 3½ in. (8.9 cm.) high (2)
CLASSICAL PERIOD, CIRCA 5TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
One ithyphallic, seated with his legs spread and knees bent, his hands resting upon his rotund stomach, his oval head with a bald pate and a long flowing beard, extensive pigment preserved throughout; the other with the attributes of Herakles, depicted seated with his legs spread and knees bent, his right hand resting on his knee, his left holding an implement, the portly figure with a long flowing beard and moustache, wearing a lionskin tied around his shoulders, his club behind his back
First: 3½ in. (8.9 cm.) high (2)
Provenance
First:
with Royal-Athena Galleries, New York.
Professor and Mrs. Sid Port; Christie's, New York, 5-6 December 2001, lot 443.
with Royal-Athena Galleries, New York.
Professor and Mrs. Sid Port; Christie's, New York, 5-6 December 2001, lot 443.
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.