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THBGreek Bronze Handle Attachment - Griffin Head
Lot 25e
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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 Archaic to early Classical period, ca. 6th to 5th century BCE. A striking cast-bronze griffin head with an openwork mouth meant to clutch a thick bronze ring in its beak which would have acted as a door knocker or a handle for a chest, casket, or even a sarcophagus. The griffin head is fierce, with eyes and aquiline beak emphasized. A flowing mane surrounds the head and the griffin also has a rhinoceros-style horn atop its head. The horn and the back of the attachment have incredible layers of patina in hues of russet, chocolate-brown, and forest-green. Custom museum-quality display stand included. Size: 2" W x 4" H (5.1 cm x 10.2 cm); 5.9" H (15 cm) on included custom stand.
The griffin, half eagle and half lion, was a fierce symbol of divine power. The tradition was long lasting - we know of examples from ancient Iran and Egypt that are from ca. 3000 BCE - and the animal continued to appear in classically-inspired art into the early modern period. This item, with its fine design and extensive use of bronze, would have been made for someone very elite in the society. See a similar example from the Roman period featuring a lion at the RISD Museum (Mary B. Jackson Fund 2003.106).
Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection, ex Coll. of William Froelich, New York, USA 1970’s
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#144420One ear professionally reattached. Minor nicks and abrasions to beak, face, ears, horn, with small loss to front tip of horn, and peripheries, and light softening to some finer details. Light earthen deposits and fabulous green, brown, and russet patina throughout.Condition
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