BC/AD Sculpture Ancient to Modern
BC/AD Sculpture Ancient to Modern
Property from a Swiss Private Collection
A GREEK BRONZE FIGURE OF A KOUROS, 2ND HALF OF THE 6TH CENTURY B.C.
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July 9, 01:17 PM GMT
Estimate
3,500 - 4,500 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from a Swiss Private Collection
A GREEK BRONZE FIGURE OF A KOUROS, 2ND HALF OF THE 6TH CENTURY B.C.
standing on a stepped rectangular base with the left arm relaxed and the right forearm formerly extended, his long hair engraved with stippling and falling in a broad plait over his upper back; together with an Etruscan-style figure of Herakles, lifting his right hand.
Height 8.5 cm.
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Leo Biaggi de Blasys (1906-1979), Lugano, acquired in the 1950s/1960s
by descent to the present owner
The kouros appears as no. 23 in a partial inventory of the Leo Biaggi de Blasys Collection dated January 25th, 1982, Lausanne, Switzerland.