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A Seated Shepherd with Syrinx

CHF 3.900,-

$ 4.399£ 3.470€ 4.186

Terracotta
Greece, Amphipolis, ca. 400 BC
H. 16.3cm

A seated shepherd, draped in a heavy cloak and holding a syrinx (a sort of pan-pipe). The bucolic theme is underscored by the rocky outcropping he sits upon. Likely from Amphipolis, the subject is unusual, and most charming.

Cf. Winter Band III, Teil 2, Seiten, 371 u. 372

Condition: Very good

Provenance: Formerly priv. coll. Mr. T. B., Zürich, Switzerland, before 1970

Item reference: CL1058

A Seated Shepherd with Syrinx

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