BOX MIRROR DEPICTING APHRODITE AND A SEATED MALE FIGURE
- Greek
- Late classical or Ealy Hellenistic
- 4th century BC
- Bronze
- Diam. 17,2 cm (6.8 in.)
- Provenance:
• Collection of Princess Eleni Cantacuzino (d. 1909); sent to London from Moscow in 1906 as a gift to her daughter, Princess Marie Cantacuzino-Theophilou.
• By descent: collection of Athanase Sarmas (d. 1963) and Maria Sarmas (née Economopoulos).
• By descent: collection of Theodore Sarmas, London, 1963–2003.
• S. Konkin, Germany, 2003–2023.
- Exhibited:
• Frieze Masters, 2023, London, Colnaghi UK Ltd, stand C06.
- Scientific & Technical Examination:
• Dr. Peter Northover. Analysis and Metallography of a Mirror, ref n° R5658.
- Due diligence:
• Art Loss Register ref.: S00236281 (London, October 2023).
Photo credit : Studio Asselberghs – Frédéric Dehaen
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