Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art
Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art
A Roman Bronze Wineskin Balsamarium, circa 2nd Century A.D.
Lot Closed
July 7, 04:03 PM GMT
Estimate
6,000 - 9,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
A Roman Bronze Wineskin Balsamarium
circa 2nd Century A.D.
in the form of a filled pigskin resting on its hindlegs and decorated in relief with clappers flanking a pan flute on the back, an ivy wreath around the neck, and a tympanon(?) hanging from the neck in front, the hinged lid missing.
Height 12 cm.
French private collection (Rennes Enchères, Rennes, February 25th, 2019, no. 347, illus.)
acquired at the above sale by the present owner
For related examples without the relief decoration see Sotheby's, New York, Antiquities from the Collection of the late Christos G. Bastis, December 9th, 1999, no. 113, and Sotheby's, New York, Important Antiquities from the Schimmel Collection, December 16th, 1992, no. 65 (O. W. Muscarella, ed., Ancient Art, the Norbert Schimmel Collection, 1974, no. 38), the latter with reference to an example in Athens (National Museum 13218) and another in the Art Museum, Indiana University.