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THBAmazing Greek Bronze Box Mirror & Lid w/ Eros
Lot 42
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Artemis Gallery
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 Gallery
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 Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Ancient Greece, Late Classical period, ca. mid 4th century BCE. A fabulous cast-bronze box mirror of a circular form with a form-fitting lid on the front. The lightly-convex lid has a folded rim which fits neatly over the mirror and has a small hinge loop on top for easy opening. Centered on the lid is an intricate hammered sheet applique depicting Eros, the god of love and desire. He stands nude in composite portrait in front of a foliate-adorned altar and plumed wings, his left leg extended, holding a lyre and a cloak with his left arm, and the upper tip of his bow in his right. The mirror portion has a recessed face decorated with a 'bullseye' motif of three sets of concentric circles on the verso which would have been heavily silvered to create a reflective surface. Both lid and mirror are covered in lustrous green, brown, and russet patina, though areas of the original golden-brown bronze color is still visible. Size: 6.25" Diameter (15.9 cm).
For another example of a box mirror featuring Eros, please see The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 07.259: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/247873
A smaller example of the lid of a mirror hammered for $15,535 at Christie's, New York "The Morven Collection of Ancient Art" auction (sale 1466, June 8, 2004, lot 401): https://www.christies.com/lotfinder/lot/a-greek-bronze-mirror-cover-late-classical-4287444-details.aspx?from=searchresults&intObjectID=4287444&sid=e9fc329e-0674-4a54-a26f-80ebf98473d7
Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection; ex-La Reine Margot, Paris, France; ex-private European collection, acquired in the 1960s
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#143831Original back lid missing. Small losses to lid rim and Eros applique, minor nicks to mirror rim and lid, with softening to some finer details, and light encrustations. Nice earthen deposits and fabulous green, brown, and russet patina throughout. Original golden-brown bronze color visible in some areas.Condition
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