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Hieron and Lycurgus: from Faiyum to the Louvre

Result EUR73,680
Published on , by Philippe Dufour
Auction on 29 February 2020 - 14:00 (CET) - 52, rue de Nabécor - 54000 Nancy

A virile atmosphere reigned in Nancy, where two mythological figures painted in the 2nd century rubbed shoulders with a shirt worn by another god, this time of the stadium: Pele.

Egypt, Faiyum, Roman period, 2nd century AD, Egyptian-Roman icon, Hiéron and Lycurgue,... Hieron and Lycurgus: from Faiyum to the Louvre

Egypt, Faiyum, Roman period, 2nd century AD, Egyptian-Roman icon, Hiéron and Lycurgue, polychrome stuccoed wood, 38 x 31.5 cm.
Result: €73,680

The former adorned a venerable icon, painted in Egypt during the Roman occupation by the well-known school of Fayium, an oasis lying about a hundred kilometres…
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Saturday 29 February 2020 - 14:00 (CET)
52, rue de Nabécor - 54000 Nancy
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