30th May, 2022 10:00

The Expert Eye

 
  Lot 17
 

THE PARTHENON: HERMES AND DIONYSUS; A MODERN PLASTER WORK IMPRESSION

THE PARTHENON: HERMES AND DIONYSUS; A MODERN PLASTER WORK IMPRESSION; limited edition reproduction of the central section of the East Frieze, part of the Elgin Marbles, depicting Isis, Hermes with Dionysus leaning on his shoulder, Hermes on the right and Dionysos to the left, Demeter’s foot appears to the right hand corner.

100 x 145cm

Provenance: Purchased from the British Museum

Literature:

Sculpture/Catalogue of Greek Sculpture in the British Museum p. 324

Jenkins 1994, The Parthenon Frieze p.78 - 79

Sold for £500

Includes Buyer's Premium


 

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