LATE 2ND/EARLY 1ST CENTURY B.C.

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A HELLENISTIC BRONZE MINIATURE DINOS
LATE 2ND/EARLY 1ST CENTURY B.C.
Decorated with tongues emerging from the base and around the shoulder and a central foliate frieze, the lid with concentric rings around a separate cylindrical knob with remains of attachment loop, pierced at lid rim, repaired, 1½ in. (4 cm.) high; a Roman miniature bronze askos, circa 1st Century A.D., 1¾ in. (4.5 cm.) high; a Roman bone Corinthian column capital, carved with two tiers of acanthus leaves, the centre hollow, chipped at edges, 1st-3rd Century A.D., 1 3/8 in. (3 cm.) high; and a bone handle carved with scallop-shaped terminals, Roman Period, 5½ in. (14 cm.) long (4)

Provenance

Acquired between 1970-1975.

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Lot Essay

Cf. R. H. Randall, Jr., Masterpieces of Ivory from The Walters Art Gallery, London, 1985, p. 68, no. 70 for a similar bone Corinthian column capital which probably functioned as a finial on a couch or chair.

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