Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art
Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art
Property formerly in the Collection of Jan Mitchell
A Greek Marble Votive Relief Fragment, 2nd half of the 4th century B.C.
Lot Closed
July 7, 03:36 PM GMT
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property formerly in the Collection of Jan Mitchell
A Greek Marble Votive Relief Fragment
2nd half of the 4th century B.C.
carved in relief with Zeus Meilichios (Hades) seated with his legs crossed, holding a cornucopia in his left hand and a phiale in his right hand, and wearing a long himation falling from his left shoulder, an altar before him, traces of a Greek inscription below.
27.6 by 19.4 by 5.1 cm.
Jan Mitchell (1913-2009), New York, probably acquired in the 1960s or earlier
by descent to the present owner
A similar relief is in Berlin: https://arachne.dainst.org/entity/1122069. For other related reliefs see E. Mitropoulou, Deities and Heroes in the Form of Snakes, Athens, 1977, pp. 168ff.