Sale 1343
| Chicago
| Chicago
Estimate$1,200 – $1,800
Provenance:
Marcel Liatowitsch, Basel, Switzerland, prior to 2000.
Galerie Cahn, Basel, Switzerland, Greek and Roman Art: Mycenae to Byzantium, 14 September 2020, Lot 27.
Exhibited:
Switzerland, Basel, Antikenmuseum Basel und Sammlung Ludwig, Tierisch! Tiere und Mischwesen in der Antike, 19 September 2021-19 June 2022.
Switzerland, Basel, Galerie Cahn, Tiere Mischwesen Pflanzen, 15 November-19 December 2019.
Published:
Tiere Mischwesen Pflanzen: Catalogue 24 Basel 2019 (Exhibition Catalogue), 2019, no. 26.
Inspected under UV light and 10x loupe. Surface cracks and weathering typical of age. Encrustation present notably on top of back. Some reddish patina. Some elements restored to body. Overall in fine and attractive condition. See additional images.
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Jacob Coley
Senior Vice President, Head of Department, Antiquities and Ancient Art