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THBGreek Geometric Bronze Pectoral
Lot 12a
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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
Dec 20, 2018
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2018-12-20 10:00:00
2018-12-20 10:00:00
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Bidsquare : Warehouse Clear Out - Ancient & Ethnographic
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Time to clear out the warehouse, as these lots are going, going, gone... plus a we've added a nice selection of lots brand-new to auction! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Time to clear out the warehouse, as these lots are going, going, gone... plus a we've added a nice selection of lots brand-new to auction! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
**First Time At Auction**
Eastern Europe, Macedonia (sphere of Greek influence), Geometric period, ca. 900 to 700 BCE. A beautiful cast bronze pectoral, its front-facing surface decorated with a series of concentric circle motifs, some in groups of four, others alone, punctuating the edges and center. Two sharply curved terminals (one of which remains), each delineated with a wide square-shaped segment where it meets the main body of the pectoral, end in sharp points and may once have been wrapped around a chain or had a chain looped through them. This style of personal adornment is sometimes called "bikini" for its shape, although its form has also been likened to a uterus (leading to a lively scholarly debate about how familiar the ancient Greeks were with internal anatomy). When first made, this highly polished item would have gleamed a dull gold on the chest. Size: 11.9" W x 5.8" H (30.2 cm x 14.7 cm)
c.f. examples from Axiokastron, in the Kozani Museum, illustrated in Jan Bouzek, "Graeco-Macedonian Bronzes", Prague 1974, fig. 28.1 and 4, pp. 92 and 96-97.
Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection
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#139692End of one terminal is lost. Light deposits of adhesive paper on the terminals. Nice remaining details of the decorative motifs on the surface, which has a pretty, mottled, russet and turquoise surface.Condition
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