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Auction archive: Lot number 13

A Graeco-Egyptian polychrome terracotta figure of Priapus

Auction 03.07.1996
3 Jul 1996
Estimate
£500 - £800
ca. US$776 - US$1,243
Price realised:
£748
ca. US$1,162
Auction archive: Lot number 13

A Graeco-Egyptian polychrome terracotta figure of Priapus

Auction 03.07.1996
3 Jul 1996
Estimate
£500 - £800
ca. US$776 - US$1,243
Price realised:
£748
ca. US$1,162
Beschreibung:

A Graeco-Egyptian polychrome terracotta figure of Priapus Circa 2nd-1st Century B.C. The bearded standing god raising his cloak to expose his erect phallus, (broken away at base of legs); and another of a female harpist, standing in seductive pose, holding her harp to her left ear as she plays, her face turned sideways over her right shoulder, traces of black hair emerging from under her elaborate turban, (made in a two-part mould with only the front half painted; minor repairs) 4¾in. (12cm.) and 8½in. (21.5cm.) high respectively (2)

Auction archive: Lot number 13
Auction:
Datum:
3 Jul 1996
Auction house:
Christie's
London, King Street
Beschreibung:

A Graeco-Egyptian polychrome terracotta figure of Priapus Circa 2nd-1st Century B.C. The bearded standing god raising his cloak to expose his erect phallus, (broken away at base of legs); and another of a female harpist, standing in seductive pose, holding her harp to her left ear as she plays, her face turned sideways over her right shoulder, traces of black hair emerging from under her elaborate turban, (made in a two-part mould with only the front half painted; minor repairs) 4¾in. (12cm.) and 8½in. (21.5cm.) high respectively (2)

Auction archive: Lot number 13
Auction:
Datum:
3 Jul 1996
Auction house:
Christie's
London, King Street
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