Greek Bronze Sculptures 16 ARCHAIC EAST GREEK BRONZE KOUROS, his hair falling in long wavy strands over his shoulders; on an integral base. Ionian, probably from Samos, ca. 550 BC. H. 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm.) Ex Sotheby’s, New York, May 29, 1987, lot 77; R. and L. H. collection, Beverly Hills, Michigan. Exhibited: Picker Art Gallery, Colgate University, 1990-1994. 17 GREEK BRONZE APPLIQUÉ OF HERAKLES WRESTLING WITH THE RIVER GOD ACHELOÖS The hero grasps the horns of the god appearing in the form of a bearded man-headed bull. 6th-5th Century BC. H. 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm.) Rare. Ex collection of Hilton McConnico, sold 1950; Sotheby’s, London, November 1966; J.M.E. collection, New York, acquired at Christie’s, London, October 1999.
14 ROMAN LIFE-SIZE MARBLE BUST OF A PRIESTESS OF ISIS The hair surrounds the forehead in radial striated waves, drawn into a bun at the nape, and falls in the typical corkscrew locks over the shoulders. A central knot of hair at the top of the head represents the Egyptian pschent crown. Later 1st Century AD. H. 16 7/8 in. (43 cm.) Ex German private collection.
18 GREEK GILT BRONZE HANDLE: TWO TRITONESSES, ADDORSED, their scaly tails intertwined to form the ring handle, each with the head and torso of a bare-breasted female with extended leonine paws. Mid-4th Century BC. L. 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm.) Ex John Kluge collection, Charlottesville, Virginia, acquired from Royal-Athena in 1990; reacquired at Christie’s, New York, June 2004. Very rare. 19 HELLENISTIC BRONZE FIGURE OF THE KING LYCURGUS The naked bearded figure, with his head thrown back, wearing a Phrygian cap and soft ankle boots, the well-muscled torso twisting as he rips out two large vine creepers, both entwined with ivy which extends up his back and across his arms. Ca. 1st Century BC. H. 3 in. (7.5 cm.) Ex British collection, acquired in 1984.
15 ROMAN LIFE-SIZE MARBLE HEAD OF A WOMAN, possibly a portrait of Marcia Otacilia Severa, wife of Philip I, or a contemporary. Ca. AD 244-249. H. 10 5/8 in. (27 cm.) Ex old collection of M. de W., France. Published: J. Eisenberg, Art of the Ancient World, vol. XIX, 2008, no. 26.
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