EGYPT, CIRCA 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.

Details

A ROMAN BRONZE PANTHER
EGYPT, CIRCA 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
Rearing up on its hind legs, with snarling mouth, ears retracted, with stippled coat
2 in. (5.1 cm.) high

Provenance

The Groppi Collection, Switzerland; acquired in the 1920s-1940s.

Exhibited

Antikensmuseum Basel und Sammlung Ludwig und Museum August Kestner Hannover, Köstlichkeiten aus Kairo!, 2008, no. 66.

Special notice

VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 20% on the buyer's premium.

Lot Essay

PUBLISHED:
Exhibition catalogue, Köstlichkeiten aus Kairo!, Antikensmuseum Basel und Sammlung Ludwig und Museum August Kestner Hannover, 2008, p. 120, no. 66.

The panther was associated with Bacchus, and scenes depicting a panther lapping wine spilled by the deity were popular. For a similar, cf. S. Boucher, Bronzes romains figurés du Musée des beaux-Arts de Lyon, Lyon, 1973, p. 170, no. 293.

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