BRONZE COUPLE
BRONZE COUPLE
South Arabian art, circa the 2nd–3rd century A.D.
Votive statuette depicting a couple embracing in an erotic scene, with the male figure lifting his companion in his arms.
Height: 9 cm
Provenance: Former American private collection, held in Switzerland since 1965
Bonhams, London, October 15, 2008: lot 146 (ill.)
David Aaron Ancient Arts, London
Christian Levett Collection, Mougins Museum of Classical Art, acquired in 2011
Exhibitions: Bonhams, Antiquities, London, October 15, 2008, lot 146
Mougins Museum of Classical Art (MACM), Mougins, France, 2011–August 2023 (Inv. No. MMoCA762)
A South Arabian bronze statuette of a couple,
circa 2nd–3rd century A.D.
BRONZE COUPLE
South Arabian art, circa the 2nd–3rd century A.D.
Votive statuette depicting a couple embracing in an erotic scene, with the male figure lifting his companion in his arms.
Height: 9 cm
Provenance: Former American private collection, held in Switzerland since 1965
Bonhams, London, October 15, 2008: lot 146 (ill.)
David Aaron Ancient Arts, London
Christian Levett Collection, Mougins Museum of Classical Art, acquired in 2011
Exhibitions: Bonhams, Antiquities, London, October 15, 2008, lot 146
Mougins Museum of Classical Art (MACM), Mougins, France, 2011–August 2023 (Inv. No. MMoCA762)
A South Arabian bronze statuette of a couple,
circa 2nd–3rd century A.D.
