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LYDIAN BRONZE JUG WITH EROS IN HIGH RELIEF Ca.
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LYDIAN BRONZE JUG WITH EROS IN HIGH RELIEF Ca.
Estimate £750 - £1,500
Voluntary lot
Description
LYDIAN BRONZE JUG WITH EROS IN HIGH RELIEF Ca. 300 - 100 BC.
A bronze jug with a globular body, flat base, cylindrical neck, and broad collar around the rim. Moulded rings encircle the shoulder. A small animal-head protome projects from the front of the body. The rear strap handle rises from an attachment plate with a figure of Eros in high relief, below a ribbed vertical handle and thumb rest. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 26.164.14.
Size: 170mm x 160mm; Weight: 945g
Provenance: Private UK collection; formerly H.G. collection; acquired from A. Kotllar, Paris, French art market, 1970Ð2006.
This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
About the sale
FINE ANCIENT ART AND ANTIQUITIES - THE PRINCE COLLECTION
Auction location
Auction time
10/04/2026 at 2:00 PM
Pictures credits:
Apollo Art Auctions Ltd
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