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Description

Ancient Greek Drunken Silen On Ram
Magna Graeca, Canosa, 4th - 3rd century B.C. / terracotta / H = 12.4 cm ( 4 7/8 inches )
South Italian figure of a silen with cornucopia in his right hand, riding on the back of a ram. Intact with remains of blue and red paint.

Condition:
In very good condition. With some paint remaining.

Provenance:
Swiss private collection Bonsera, Basel, purchased 2019 at Galerie Moenius, Bern. Previously in Swiss
private collection Zurich, purchased at Fortuna Galerie fÃ¼r alte Kunst in Zurich.

Published:
Rhenus Auktionen 28.09.2022
Published catalogue Fortuna Galerie fÃ¼r alte Kunst
17/1998, no. 32.

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Ancient Greek Drunken Silen On Ram

Name: Ancient Greek Drunken Silen On Ram
SKU: 149855916
Price: 500 CHF
Availability: InStock

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