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THBRare Roman Iron Campaign Folding Stool, ex Royal Athena
Lot 27
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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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Featuring a very special collection of Fine Art from the Hollywood Hills, including Picasso & Rookwood ceramics! Also included are many fine examples of classical antiquities, ancient, and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Featuring a very special collection of Fine Art from the Hollywood Hills, including Picasso & Rookwood ceramics! Also included are many fine examples of classical antiquities, ancient, and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A rare ancient iron campaign folding stool known as a sella castrensis, a seat reserved for Roman officers and signifies the tradition of ancient Italian command insignia. The X-form frame has one long and two short seat rails with support rails across the bottom, flat feet, and round knobbed finials at the corners of the rails. Rivets through the center of the support legs once allowed this stool to fold up for transport, and a modern leather seat sling has been added for educational purposes to demonstrate original appearance. Such chairs, known as "sella," were used as status symbols and markers of leadership during the Etruscan and early Roman periods, and this type is referred to as "sella castrensis" or a "camp stool," that was customarily reserved for the commanders in the field. Size: 17.5" L x 15.5" W x 18.5" H (44.4 cm x 39.4 cm x 47 cm)
One can find depictions of this chair type on a number of ancient Roman coins. One example depicts the emperor Caligula standing left on a dais, addressing troops in an event known as an adlocutio cohortium (address to the cohorts), with the sella castrensis behind him (Gaius (Caligula). AD 37-41. AE Sestertius (27.99 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 37-38.)
Published in Eisenberg, J. "Art of the Ancient World." Vol. XXVII, New York, 2016, no. 165; also Vol. XXI, New York, 2010, no. 108
Provenance: ex-Royal Athena Galleries, New York, New York, USA; ex-Munich art market, 2008; ex-private German collection
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PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#171580Leather seat panel is modern and added in modern times. Iron frame is ancient with heavy patina and encrustations. Fantastic condition for its age but does not fold. Not for sitting on due to iron erosion.Condition
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