Auction 005 Part 1
FINE ANCIENT ART & MILITARIA - DAY 1
By Apollo Art Auctions
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Jul 13, 2024
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LOT 290:
ROMAN WHEEL-CUT GLASS DEPICTING A HUNTING SCENE
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ROMAN WHEEL-CUT GLASS DEPICTING A HUNTING SCENE
Ca. AD 100 - 300A Roman wheel-cut glass fragment depicting a mythological scene, with a seated hunter covered in body hair. The hunter holds a thyrsos and faces a griffon on the right. The mythological beast is standing with a long and proportioned body covered with long body hair and long wings set on the top of its back. The exterior has been fire-polished thereby creating a smoother surface. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Accession Number: 81.10.237 (type of decoration).Size: 65mm x 125mm; Weight: 45gProvenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Christie's, Paris, Collection Jacques et Henriette Schumann, 30 September 2003, Lot 130, Sale 5062. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.
