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live December 9 | 02:00 PM
Gorny & Mosch

112 - Eros with a kithara, riding a swan. Asia Minor, Hellenistic, ca. 325–250 BCE. Height 18.5 cm. Reddish clay with traces of white engobe. Mold-formed with a firing hole on the back. Eros, depicted as a kithara player, rides a swan that has turned its neck toward him. An oval base at the bottom. Includes a description and photo provided by the consignor! Parts of the reverse side have been restored; complete. Provenance: Formerly in the G.B. Collection, Switzerland, 1970–1984; acquired from Ariadne Galleries, New York, on October 3, 1983.

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€1,200

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€1,200 - 1,500

Sale fees

28%

Eros with a kithara, riding a swan. Asia Minor, Hellenistic, ca. 325–250 BCE. Height 18.5 cm. Reddish clay with traces of white engobe. Mold-formed with a firing hole on the back. Eros, depicted as a kithara player, rides a swan that has turned its neck toward him. An oval base at the bottom. Includes a description and photo provided by the consignor! Parts of the reverse side have been restored; complete. Provenance: Formerly in the G.B. Collection, Switzerland, 1970–1984; acquired from Ariadne Galleries, New York, on October 3, 1983.

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Auction details

Auction 322: Ancient Art (Live Auction, Lots 1–407)
Wednesday, December 9
02:00 PM
Maximiliansplatz 20
80333 Munich, Germany

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Gorny & Mosch +(49)8.92.42.26.430 info@gmcoinart.de
On Drouot for 5 years avec More than 19,000 lots published

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