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APPLIQUES: HELLENISTIC PERIOD, CIRCA LATE 4TH CENTURY B.C.
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A PAIR OF GREEK GILT TERRACOTTA APPLIQUES
APPLIQUES: HELLENISTIC PERIOD, CIRCA LATE 4TH CENTURY B.C.
The appliques each molded in the form of a frontal head of Medusa, the face framed by snaky center-parted locks, with traces of polychrome; together with a Seljuk Bronze Lock, circa 12th century A.D., in the form of a lion with pointed ears, dotted eyes and nostrils, the long lock mechanism serving as the tail, to be inserted into the back of the head
Appliques: 3 in. (8.9 cm.) high
APPLIQUES: HELLENISTIC PERIOD, CIRCA LATE 4TH CENTURY B.C.
The appliques each molded in the form of a frontal head of Medusa, the face framed by snaky center-parted locks, with traces of polychrome; together with a Seljuk Bronze Lock, circa 12th century A.D., in the form of a lion with pointed ears, dotted eyes and nostrils, the long lock mechanism serving as the tail, to be inserted into the back of the head
Appliques: 3 in. (8.9 cm.) high
Provenance
Appliques: Art Market, Canada.
Antiquities, Christie’s, New York, 30 May 1997, lot 130.
Lock: Private Collection, New York.
Antiquities, Christie's, New York, 19 December 1997, lot 190.
Antiquities, Christie’s, New York, 30 May 1997, lot 130.
Lock: Private Collection, New York.
Antiquities, Christie's, New York, 19 December 1997, lot 190.
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.