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A GOLD REPOUSSÉ ‘SUN’ ORNAMENT, HELLENISTIC PERIOD
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2024年12月17日 开拍
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A GOLD REPOUSSé ‘SUN’ ORNAMENT, HELLENISTIC PERIOD

Hellenistic Kingdoms of Western or Central Asia, circa 4th century BC to 2nd century AD. Of domed form, finely embossed and chased to depict the sun with a humanoid face showing a grim expression, with large almond-shaped eyes and bow-shaped lips, encircled by seventeen pointed rays flanked by flames. Pierced with two apertures around each cardinal point.

Provenance: From the collection of The Zelnik István Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Dr. István Zelnik, President of the Hungarian South and Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe.
Condition: Very good condition, commensurate with age. Ancient wear, soil encrustations, minor dents, one small tear.
Alloy composition range: 66.95% gold, 26.99% silver, 3.38% iron, 1.83% manganese, and 0.84% copper. The lot was tested by the Zelnik István Southeast Asian Gold Museum.

Weight: 59.1 g
Dimensions: Length 11.4 cm

Although the Western iconographic tradition of depicting the Sun with rays and a human face developed in the high medieval period and became widespread in the Renaissance, this motif is actually based on Greco-Roman art, namely the Sun god Helios (or Sol in Rome) wearing a radiate crown. See a silver tetradrachm of Rhodes showing Helios, sold by Classical Numismatic Group, Triton XII, 5 January 2009, lot 332. See also the limestone relief of Sol, dated 2nd-3rd century, in Lugdunum, accession number 2001.0.326.

However, an even earlier example of a closely related motif is found in a gold repoussé ornament from the funerary garment of a noble Macedonian, dated 6th century BC, in the Museum of the Royal Tombs of Aigai (Vergina). Of course, through Alexander’s conquests and the resulting Hellenistic kingdoms of Western and Central Asia, such motifs would eventually spread throughout the Asian continent. See, for example, a gilt silver pendant from the Philippines in the Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, object number 13-9-70/85302.

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