Lot Essay
For similar, cf. S. Boucher, Bronzes grecs, hellénistiques et étrusques, Lyon, 1970, pp. 132-134, no. 140.
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HELLENISTIC PERIOD, CIRCA LATE 4TH CENTURY B.C.
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A GREEK BRONZE SITULA
HELLENISTIC PERIOD, CIRCA LATE 4TH CENTURY B.C.
The body with convex sides, high rounded shoulders and tapering to a flat base, with flat inverted disc rim, twin arching bail handles terminating in bud-like finials, attached on one side by an appliqué in the form of a Silenus mask, with ram's horns and full curling beard and moustache, the other side with a lion's head, with curly fur and small rounded ears, the spout emerging from the open jaw
8 1/8 in. (20.5 cm.) high; 11 ¼ in. (28.5 cm.) diam. inc. handles
HELLENISTIC PERIOD, CIRCA LATE 4TH CENTURY B.C.
The body with convex sides, high rounded shoulders and tapering to a flat base, with flat inverted disc rim, twin arching bail handles terminating in bud-like finials, attached on one side by an appliqué in the form of a Silenus mask, with ram's horns and full curling beard and moustache, the other side with a lion's head, with curly fur and small rounded ears, the spout emerging from the open jaw
8 1/8 in. (20.5 cm.) high; 11 ¼ in. (28.5 cm.) diam. inc. handles
Provenance
with Galerie Simone de Monbrison, Paris, 1973.
Henri Paricaud (1915-1999), Paris; and thence by descent to the present owner (cf. lots 74, 98 and 99).
Henri Paricaud (1915-1999), Paris; and thence by descent to the present owner (cf. lots 74, 98 and 99).
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Georgiana Aitken
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