LYDIAN BRONZE JUG WITH EROS IN HIGH RELIEF
Ca. 300 - 100 BC. A bronze jug with a globular body, flat base, cylindrical neck, and broad collar around the rim. Moulded rings encircle the shoulder. A small animal-head protome projects from the front of the body. The rear strap handle rises from an attachment plate with a figure of Eros in high relief, below a ribbed vertical handle and thumb rest. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 26.164.14. Size: 170mm x 160mm; Weight: 945g Provenance: Private UK collection; formerly H.G. collection; acquired from A. Kotllar, Paris, French art market, 1970–2006. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Ca. 300 - 100 BC. A bronze jug with a globular body, flat base, cylindrical neck, and broad collar around the rim. Moulded rings encircle the shoulder. A small animal-head protome projects from the front of the body. The rear strap handle rises from an attachment plate with a figure of Eros in high relief, below a ribbed vertical handle and thumb rest. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 26.164.14. Size: 170mm x 160mm; Weight: 945g Provenance: Private UK collection; formerly H.G. collection; acquired from A. Kotllar, Paris, French art market, 1970–2006. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
