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THBRare Greek Bronze Wine Stopper - Ibex Head
Lot 21b
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Artemis Fine Arts
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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By Artemis Fine Arts
Feb 21, 2019
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2019-02-21 10:00:00
2019-02-21 10:00:00
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An important one-day auction featuring museum-worthy examples of Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Etruscan, Near Eastern, Far East / Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Native American, Spanish Colonial, Russian, Fossils, Ancient Jewelry, Fine Art, so much more! Artemis Fine Arts info@artemisfinearts.com
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- Lot Description
Greece, Geometric Period, ca. late 8th to early 7th century BCE. A fascinating object, a long bronze stem with the majority of its surface studded with projecting, disc-like shapes, closely placed. At the bottom are two discs; at the top above two additional discs is the bust of an ibex, with a broad neck that tapers to a long, graceful head; the curved horns flow backward from the top of the head to touch the top disc. Incised details create delicate, almond-shaped eyes, nostrils, and a series of bands around the neck. Items like this one have been found in several areas of the northern Greek peninsula - from Macedonia to Boeotia - but their meaning is not fully known. For many years, people believed that they were used as a form of stopper for a jug or amphora, but they have never been found with a vessel, and their real use is not clear. What do you think this could have been? Size: 0.6" W x 4.25" H (1.5 cm x 10.8 cm); 4.55" H (11.6 cm) on included custom stand.
Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection; ex-Richard Wagner collection, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, USA, acquired in the 1960s
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#143882Intact, with a pretty pale blue-green patina and clear details. Light signs of wear commensurate with age. Many of the projections have encrustations around them.Condition
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