Römisches Mosaik mit Eros auf einem Löwen, Mitte 3. Jhdt. n. Chr. - photo 1
Römisches Mosaik mit Eros auf einem Löwen, Mitte 3. Jhdt. n. Chr. - photo 2
Römisches Mosaik mit Eros auf einem Löwen, Mitte 3. Jhdt. n. Chr. - photo 3
Römisches Mosaik mit Eros auf einem Löwen, Mitte 3. Jhdt. n. Chr. - photo 4
Römisches Mosaik mit Eros auf einem Löwen, Mitte 3. Jhdt. n. Chr. - photo 5

Römisches Mosaik mit Eros auf einem Löwen, Mitte 3. Jhdt. n. Chr.

Lot 4041
06.05.2025 10:00UTC +02:00
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€ 22 000
AuctioneerHermann Historica
Event locationGermany, Grasbrunn / München
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Lot 4041 | Römisches Mosaik mit Eros auf einem Löwen, Mitte 3. Jhdt. n. Chr.
Römisches Mosaik mit Eros auf einem Löwen, Mitte 3. Jhdt. n. Chr.
Quadratisches Mosaikfeld, eingefasst von einem vierfarbigen Flechtband aus rötlichen, sienabraunen, schwarzen und weißen Tesserae. Das zentrale Motiv auf weißem Grund eingerahmt durch ein Achteck mit zwei schwarzen Außenlinien, wobei an die äußere Linie schwarze und ausgeblichene bräunliche Quadrate im Wechsel angelehnt sind. Mittig das zentrale Motiv: Auf einem nach rechts schreitenden Löwen, mit erhobener Schwanzquaste und dem Betrachter zugewandten Kopf, lagert in eleganter Sitzhaltung ein geflügelter Erot mit angewinkeltem linken Bein, Kranz im Haar und einem senkrecht gehaltenen Thyrsosstab in der Rechten. Mit der Linken greift er in die Mähne des Löwen. Das Fell des Löwen und der Körper des Eroten durch geschickt platzierte Farbschattierungen plastisch gestaltet. Geringfügige Restaurierungen und Ergänzungen. Montiert in Metallrahmen. Den Bilder römischer Mosaiken lagen Mustervorlagen zugrunde, welche teils auffallend ähnliche Ausführungen an verschiedenen Fundorten erklären. Eine enge Parallele zu vorliegendem Mosaik liefert ein Feld im Perystilhaus mit Dionysos-Mosaik in Köln, das einen spiegelverkehrt reitenden Eroten zeigt, der jedoch offensichtlich von der gleichen Vorlage abgeleitet ist. Hier angebotenes Mosaik dürfte gleichfalls einst Teil eines komplexen Mosaiks mit Darstellungen aus einem dionysischen Thiasos gewesen sein. Maße 98 x 98 cm, eingefasst in Rahmen aus Metall.
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Provenienz: Rheinischer Privatbesitz, Erworben Ende der 80er Jahre auf Antikenmesse in Brüssel bei einem dort ausstellenden Aachener Kunsthändler.
A Roman mosaic with cupid on a lion, mid-3rd century A.D.
A Roman mosaic with cupid on a lion, mid-3rd century A.D.
Square mosaic field, trimmed by a four-coloured interlaced band of reddish, siena-brown, black and white tesserae. The central motif on white ground framed by an octagon with two black contour lines, the outer line bordering on alternating black and faded brown squares. In the middle the central motif: a winged cupid with bent left leg, a garland in his hair and a thyrsus wand in his right hand, elegantly seated on a lion striding towards the right with raised tail tassel, its head facing the viewer. With his left hand the cupid is grasping the lion’s mane. The lion’s fur and the cupid’s body give a three-dimensional impression due to the skilfully placed colour shading. Minor restorations and replacements. Mounted in a metal frame. The images of Roman mosaics were based on models, which explains why strikingly similar designs were found in different places. A close parallel to the mosaic at hand is a field with Dionysus mosaic in the Peristyle house in Cologne showing a mirror image of the riding cupid, which was obviously based on the same model. The mosaic offered at this auction probably also formed part of a complex mosaic with depictions from a thiasus of Dionysus. Dimensions 98 x 98 cm, in a metal frame.
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Provenance: From private ownership in the Rhineland, acquired in the late 1980s at an antique fair in Brussels from an Aachen art dealer participating in the exhibition.
Condition: II
Place of origin:Roman Empire
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