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live November 18 | 02:30 PM
Hôtel des ventes de Monte-Carlo

62 - STATUETTE D'EPHEBE

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Estimation

€1,500 - 1,800

Sale fees

30%

STATUETTE D'EPHEBE Terre cuite, restes d'engobe blanc et de polychromie rose, surface concrétionnée H. 40 cm Grèce, Béotie, Ve siècle av. J.-C. Le jeune homme est figuré debout et nu, sur une base quadrangulaire haute. Un manteau, posé sur les épaules, tombe derrière le corps de part et d'autre. Le bras droit est abaissé le long du corps. Le bras gauche, replié, retient contre la poitrine un petit animal (lièvre ?), et la tête porte une haute coiffure de boucles ceinte d'une couronne végétale. Un test de thermoluminescence de QED laboratoire accompagne ce lot. Provenance Ancienne collection privée du Sud de la France, acquis avant 1983. Eléments photographiques, décembre 1983. Inventaire de collection en date de 1991. Terracotta figure of a youth The youth is shown standing nude on a tall rectangular base. A mantle draped over his shoulders falls behind the body on both sides. His right arm hangs along his side. His bent left arm holds a small animal (hare?) against his chest, and his head bears a tall coiffure of curls encircled by a wreath of foliage.

Auction details

Archéologie online
Wednesday, November 18
02:30 PM
10-12, quai Antoine 1er
98000 Monte-Carlo, Monaco

Auction house

Hôtel des ventes de Monte-Carlo +37 7 93 25 88 89 amournet@hvmc.com
On Drouot for 5 years avec More than 46,000 lots published

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