Auction Preview: Archeology at Millon, Paris, May 27
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What: ArcheologyWhere: Millon; Room 4 - Drouot-Richelieu, 9, rue Drouot 75009 ParisWhen: May 27; 02.00 PMTop lots of the sale:—LOT No. 205: “Rare draped from a statue of Aphrodite Genitrix of the type of Naples.” She wears a skinny wet chiton which fallAuction Preview: Archeology at Millon, Paris, May 27
What: ArcheologyWhere: Millon; Room 4 - Drouot-Richelieu, 9, rue Drouot 75009 ParisWhen: May 27; 02.00 PMTop lots of the sale:—LOT No. 205: “Rare draped from a statue of Aphrodite Genitrix of the type of Naples.” She wears a skinny wet chiton which falls in fine folds to the bottom of the feet. The chiton let appear the left breast in a very lascivious way. Originally, the head was slightly bent and his raised right hand raised the top of his drape. A similar copy at the Louvre Ma 525 and at the museum of Thessaloniki Ma 831. H.: 125 cm Estimate: 100,000 € - 120,000 € (112,065 USD – 134,478 USD)—LOT No. 163: “Juvenile male head beardless. The hair is formed of a compact mass appearing partially incomplete.” The plated hair falls on the nape and the temples. They probably had to be painted or covered with a metal helmet. Similar heads are preserved at Olympia (pediment of the temple of Zeus, around 474 - 457 BC) or at the Parthenon (metopes and decoration of the Lapiths, mid-5th century BC). H. 21 cm. Estimate: 70,000 € - 80,000 € (78,445 USD – 89,652 USD)—LOT No. 173: “Column-shaped crater representing a Bacchic procession on side A, and three young men on side B.” Orange terracotta with black varnish. Greece, production of Athenian workshops from the middle of the fifth century BC, attributable to the painter of Leningrad. H .: 41 cm. Estimate: 40,000 € - 50,000 € (44,826 USD – 56,032 USD)—LOT No. 153: “Important frusto-conical frustoconical vase with a high neck and a tight lip.” Egypt, region of the Red Sea, would come from Hurgada, Dynasty I to III, v.3150-2570 BC. H .: 38.9 cm. Estimate: 40,000 € - 50,000 € (44,826 USD – 56,032 USD)—LOT No. 180: “The left rear part of this head, which is not finished, was to be placed along a wall inaccessible to the view.” It may have been placed on the body of a figure in a funerary stele or tympanum. Greece, probably Athenian workshop, late 5th-early 4th century BC. H: 26 cm. Estimate: 30,000 € - 40,000 € (33,619 USD – 44,826 USD)—LOT No. 187: “Head of a woman” richly adorned with a two-tiered choker joined by a circular medallion, shell-shaped earmuffs, and a frontal headband. Cyprus, possibly from Idalion, certainly from the Temple of Apollo (excavated between 1868 and 1878), Phoenician Period, late seventh century BC. H: 23.4 cm. Estimate: 30,000 € - 35,000 € (33,619 USD – 39,222 USD)—LOT No. 92: “Arched burial stele representing the praying Nesptah before Re Horakhty.” The upper part is dominated by the winged solar disk under which the dedicant is represented in adoration before the standing god. H .: 39.5 cm. / L .: 25 cm. Estimate: 25,000 € - 30,000 € (28,016 USD – 33,619 USD)—LOT No. 204: “Draped bust of Prince Annius Verus, 162 - 171 BC.” White marble. Accidents and visible wear. Roman period, under the reign of Marcus Aurelius. H.: 47 cm. Estimate: 18,000 € (20,171 USD)For details, visit: https://www.millon.com/Click on the slideshow for the highlights of the sale.http://www.blouinartinfo.com/Founder: Louise Blouin Read more