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THBRate Set of Iberian Bronze Standing Figurines (4)
Lot 41c
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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
May 22, 2019
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Day 1 of an important 2-day auction featuring exceptional art from around the world - Egyptian, Greek, Etruscan, Roman, Viking, Russian, Near Eastern; Asian Art from China, Japan, Thailand, Vietnam, Burma, India; Fine Art from the 17th century to present. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Day 1 of an important 2-day auction featuring exceptional art from around the world - Egyptian, Greek, Etruscan, Roman, Viking, Russian, Near Eastern; Asian Art from China, Japan, Thailand, Vietnam, Burma, India; Fine Art from the 17th century to present. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Ancient Europe, Spain, Iberian Peninsula, ca. 6th to 3rd century CE. A lovely gathering of four cast-bronze figurines from ancient Spain. The smallest figure stands atop delineated legs, has hanging arms, and has a spherical head with faded facial features. The second figure stands with hands held against slender hips and wears a fractured suspension ring as a headdress. The third figure shows a pair of individuals wearing robes and holding small implements in their respective right hands. The tallest figure is nude and presents with a slender body above delineated legs, an erect phallus, one arm bent in front of the chest, and a spherical head boasting minimal facial features and perky ears. All four figures are covered in fine layers of green and brown patina. Size: 1" W x 3.2" H (2.5 cm x 8.1 cm); 3.4" H (8.6 cm) on included custom stand.
Iberian statuette examples like this would have been placed in a sanctuary or temple - a change that occurred around the beginning of the later Iberian period, as prior to that votive human figures were placed into burials. This indicates a shift in belief systems, perhaps to a religious understanding where humans interacted directly with the gods rather than going through an intermediary like a priest. Bronze figures are particularly associated with the sanctuaries at Despenaperros and El Cerro de los Santos, while other sites had stone figures. Iberian figures from this period are always either very clearly male or female.
Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection
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#146613Repair to one arm of smallest and second-smallest figure. Losses to suspension ring of second-smallest figure and left arm of largest figure. All items have softening to some finer details, slight bending to overall form, and light encrustations. Light earthen deposits as well as fine patina throughout.Condition
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