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THBRare Roman Tinned Bronze Foil Box Panel, ex Christie's
Lot 75
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Artemis Gallery
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Louisville, CO 80027
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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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- Lot Description
Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 3rd to 4th century CE. A beautiful foil panel of hammered tinned-bronze with intricately-engraved detailing. The rectangular panel branches out at the top and, with arching sides, would have been one in a series of ornamental sheets which adorned a small wooden chest. Centered on the panel is a sprawling grape vine with a massive trunk, its swirling branches bearing intricate leaves and several clusters of fruit. A small goat rears up on its hind legs, with forelegs disappearing behind the gnarled trunk, its petite tail and stippled body tracing upwards to a conical snout and curved horns. The trunk bark is rendered and textured in some areas with a series of short grooves, and its attractive forest-green patina is highlighted by the surrounding silver-hued tin surface. Dozens of small perforations around the exterior are meant for attachment with larger perforations along the bottom. Custom lucite display stand included. Size: 6.4" W x 13.9" H (16.3 cm x 35.3 cm); 16" H (40.6 cm) on included custom stand.
What might have been the purpose of this bronze panel? It is a long, rectangular panel that branches outward into arches at its top end. Remains of perforations along the remaining lateral and bottom edges give an idea of its full size and extent. We know that similar items were used to decorate wood items. For example, a tomb at Paphos contained several pieces of bronze foil on their own, found on a bench at the right foot of the skeletal remains of the tomb's inhabitant. The authors of the report on that excavation speculated that the foil had covered a wooden box that had disintegrated.
This example hammered for $16,250 at Christie's, New York "Antiquities Including Property from The Collection of Max Palevsky" auction (sale 2364, December 9, 2010, lot 201): https://www.christies.com/lotfinder/ancient-art-antiquities/a-late-roman-tinned-bronze-attachment-circa-5385506-details.aspx?from=searchresults&intObjectID=5385506&sid=f8cdca23-43c8-44de-95b3-4ef753e38cb7
Cf. K. Weitzmann (ed.), Age of Spirituality. Late Antique and Early Christian Art, Third to Seventh Century, Ausst.-Kat. New York (New York 1979) 218, no. 195 and 239 f., no. 215.
Accompanied by an Art Loss Register Certificate, referece number S00063379
Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection; ex-Jean-David Cahn AG, Basel, Switzerland; ex-Christie's, New York "Antiquities Including Property from The Collection of Max Palevsky (sale 2364, December 9, 2010, lot 201); ex-private London, England, United Kingdom collection, acquired in the 1980s
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#142806Losses to areas of upper, lateral, and lower peripheries. Slight bending to overall form, several stable hairline fissures, with minor abrasions, light softening to engraved details, and light encrustations. Light earthen deposits as well as beautiful patina throughout.Condition
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