Bronzeskulptur eines Löwen, frühromanisch, 10. - 11. Jahrhundert - photo 1
Bronzeskulptur eines Löwen, frühromanisch, 10. - 11. Jahrhundert - photo 2
Bronzeskulptur eines Löwen, frühromanisch, 10. - 11. Jahrhundert - photo 3
Bronzeskulptur eines Löwen, frühromanisch, 10. - 11. Jahrhundert - photo 4

Bronzeskulptur eines Löwen, frühromanisch, 10. - 11. Jahrhundert

Starting price
€ 2 000
Auction dateClassic
21.06.2021 10:00UTC +02:00
Auctioneer
Hermann Historica
Event location
Germany, Grasbrunn / München
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ID 580343
Lot 6873 | Bronzeskulptur eines Löwen, frühromanisch, 10. - 11. Jahrhundert
Bronzeskulptur eines Löwen, frühromanisch, 10. - 11. Jahrhundert
Massive Bronzefigur. Einer von mehreren Füßen eines großen Gefäßes. Löwe mit aufrechtstehenden Läufen. Diese auf den Außenseiten plastisch gestaltet. Die Innenseiten gerade und glatt. Kerben an den Fußspitzen deuten die Krallen an. Das Gesicht extrem stilisiert mit brillenartig hervortretenden Augenumrissen und -brauen. Die enganliegende Mähne durch breite Rillen in der Oberfläche dargestellt, deren Haare in wohl gruppierten Feldern herabfallen. Die Ohren dreieckig innerhalb der Mähne und gleichfalls nicht plastisch hervortretend dargestellt. Auf dem Rücken breite Kerbe mit zwei exakt rechtwinkligen Absätzen an der Seite zur Fixierung einer passgenauen Steckvorrichtung am Boden des zu tragenden Gefäßes.

Provenienz: Aus österreichischer Privatsammlung, erworben in den 1990er Jahren aus den Lagerbeständen eines österreichischen Kunsthändlers.

Zustand: II -
A Pre-Romanesque bronze sculpture of a lion, 10th – 11th century
Solid bronze statue. One of several feet belonging to a large vessel. The lion with erect upright legs, the outsides of which are fully sculptured. The inner surfaces straight and smooth. Notches on the ends of the feet indicating the claws. The face exaggeratedly stylised, with protruding outlined eyes and eyebrows like spectacles. The closely flowing mane represented by wide grooves in the surface, the hair falling in well-arranged groups of locks. The triangular-shaped ears denoted within the mane, likewise not fully sculptured. A broad indentation on the lion's back, with two precisely right-angled recesses at the side to accommodate a custom-fit lug on the base of the supported vessel.

Provenance: Private Austrian collection, acquired from the stock of an Austrian art dealer during the 1990s.

Condition: II -
Auction house category:Middle Ages and modern times
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