Auction Preview: Archeology at Pierre Berge & Associes, Paris, Feb 22
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What: ArcheologyWhere: Pierre Berge & Associes; Room 1-7, Drouot Hotel, 9, rue Drouot 75009 ParisWhen: February 22; 02.00 pmTop lots of the sale:- Cut to Cervidae in the Name of Ampirish, King of Samati. Neo-Elamite art, late 7th - early 6th century BC ADAuction Preview: Archeology at Pierre Berge & Associes, Paris, Feb 22
What: ArcheologyWhere: Pierre Berge & Associes; Room 1-7, Drouot Hotel, 9, rue Drouot 75009 ParisWhen: February 22; 02.00 pmTop lots of the sale:- Cut to Cervidae in the Name of Ampirish, King of Samati. Neo-Elamite art, late 7th - early 6th century BC AD. Exceptional section formed by two elements: a) the central body bell probably realized by hammering around a wooden core; b) the semi-spherical base attached to the body by three rivets. The decoration is based solely on the base: three figurines of deer lying, oversized heads, developed woods, eyes and eyebrows formerly inlaid, each separated from each other by large palmettes whose stems s' unite under the base in a ring. The inner lip is engraved with a neo-Elamite cuneiform inscription: «Ampirish, king of Samati, son of Dabala». H_14,2 cm Weight_426 grs Estimate: 450,000 - 500,000 € ($509,600 – 566,222)- Rhyton Zoomorphe. Pre-Achaemenid Art, 8th-6th Century BC AD. Exceptional Rhyton Two Parts Worked Separately And Attached To The Body's Center (Rear End Which Fit About A Centimeter In The Preliminary Train). L_24 cm Weight_439 grs. Estimate: 450,000 - 500,000 € ($509,600 – 566,222)- Head Attributed To King Nectanebo I. Egypt, XXXth Dynasty. Head of monumental statue probably representing King Nectanebo I, drawn lips, almond eyes, wearing the krepresh (blue crown) with frontal uraeus. Limestone. Gaps. H_36,9 cm. Estimate: 120,000 - 150,000 € ($135,893 – 169,867)- Censer. Persian art, 6th century BC AD. The conical foot, decorated with concentric corrugations, is based on a round base, the flattened edge, and supports a cup with a rounded lower edge, surmounted by a vertical wall on which is embedded the lid. The latter, in the form of a dome, is rendered in six degressive steps on the face of which are pierced at regular intervals, patterns in the form of arrow. At the top, a small conical dome is crowned by a five-petal flower. H_31 cm Weight_511 grs. Estimate: 80,000 - 100,000 € ($90,596 – 113,244)- Grand Vase De La Culture De Halstatt. H_37 cm. Estimate: 80,000 - 100,000 € ($90,596 – 113,244)- Statue of Chloris. Roman Art, ca. 2nd century. Acephalous statue probably representing the goddess Flore standing, dressed in chiton and himation with complex folds. Marble. Visible gaps and splinters. H_85 cm. Estimate: 80,000 - 100,000 € ($90,596 – 113,244)- Apollon Citharede. Roman art, 2nd-3rd centuries. Statuette representing young Apollo, naked, upright, gracefully swaying, resting on the right leg, the left brought to the side. His hairstyle is formed of long locks brought back in an athletic knot at the top of the head, and falling on his shoulders. The eyes are encrusted. He holds in his left hand a lyre resting on a trunk (modern as well as the base). Bronze and silver inlays (eyes). H_22,9 cm (without the base). Estimate: 80,000 - 100,000 € ($90,596 – 113,244)For details, visit: http://www.pba-auctions.com/index.jspClick on the slideshow for the highlights of the sale.http://www.blouinartinfo.com/Founder: Louise Blouin Read more