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Antiquities and Ancient Art: Including Property from the Estates of Andrew C. Ware and Iris C. Love
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- Sale 6428
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| Chicago
Nov 19 | 10:00 AM CST
Live
| Chicago
Sale 6428
| Chicago
| Chicago
Estimate$10,000 – $15,000
Provenance:
Galerie Nefer, Zurich; where acquired by the present owner in the mid-1980s-early 1990s.
Executed in fine tessellatum, the panel depicts Dionysus seated in short chiton, holding a thyrsos and extending a kantharos toward a youthful, nude satyr, while a bearded satyr approaches bearing a smaller child upon his shoulders; a goatskin wineskin (askos) under the god’s foot, a tree and rocky ground, and a column topped by an exaleiptron complete the setting, evoking the god’s role as initiator into wine and ecstatic rites; the theme, rooted in Greek imagery of the 5th–4th centuries B.C. and transmitted into Roman domestic décor, aligns with known scenes of youthful satyrs introduced to Dionysiac practice (cf. LIMC III, s.v. “Dionysos” nos. 848, 854).
Inspected under UV light and 10x loupe. Mounted in plaster/cement backing. Two mounting brackets on reverse. Some areas of loss and uneven surface. Notable losses at proper top left, middle left, between legs of Dionysus, and right knee of bearded Satyr. Signs of restoration throughout. Scratches and chips to some tesserae. Overall in fine and attractive condition. See additional images.
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