Royal-Athena Galleries, Art of the Ancient World, Volume XXVI - 2015

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29 ROMAN BRONZE GANYMEDE GRASPED BY ZEUS AS AN EAGLE The nude youth, crouching, with left arm raised in a defensive posture as the great raptor with spread wings pounces from behind. Finely modeled. 2nd-3rd Century AD. H. 5 in. (12.5 cm.) Ex J.M.E. collection, New York, acquired in Munich in December 2004. 30 ROMAN BRONZE PAIR OF YOKE ELEMENTS: SATYRS TAMING GOATS A fallen goat on which a youthful satyr or a bearded Silen kneels. On the side discs are frontal Silenos masks. 1st-3rd Century AD. Hts. 2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm.) Ex German collection; J.M.E. collection, New York.

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