RARE ROMANO-EGYPTIAN PAINTED TERRACOTTA EROS BESIDE AN OVEN

Ca. AD 1 - 200. A mould-made terracotta model depicting Eros standing beside a two-tiered oven on a rectangular plinth. Eros stands to the left, with a rounded face framed by curled hair and his left arm raised towards the upper chamber. The oven has a rectangular structure with projecting horizontal ledges and two arched openings. The lower opening is outlined in red, with a yellow-painted hearth element. The upper chamber is bordered by traces of pink pigment. The model is covered with white slip, with additional red, pink, yellow and black painted details. For similar see: British Museum number 1986,1003.2 Size: 145mm x 100mm; Weight: 230g Provenance: Private collection; Ex. Sammlung Dr. Daniel Marie Fouquet (1859 - 1914), Kairo - P. Perdrizet, Les terres cuites grecques d'Egypte de la collection Fouquet (Nancy 1921), Bd. 1, 96, Nr. 245, Bd. 2, Tafel LII. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. Published: Perdrizet, P., Les Terres Cuites Grecques d'Egypt de la Collection Fouquet, Nancy, 1921, Bd 1, 96, Nr. 245, Bd. 2, Tafel LII.

Estimate:£1,800

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