13 Apr 2011
10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street
Antiquities including Property from the Collection of Sir Daniel Donohue
Back to auction 18817
Antiquities including Property from the Collection of Sir Daniel Donohue
Back to auction 18817
A pair of Byzantine limestone column capitals
Circa 6th-8th Century A.D.
Carved in high relief, the lower register with an encircling vine, bands of incised chevrons above and below, the upper register composed of a central peacock on each of the four sides, the tail feathers fanned, flanked with eagles at each corner with wings outstretched behind them, the details of the feather delineated, 17¾in (45cm) high (2)
Circa 6th-8th Century A.D.
Carved in high relief, the lower register with an encircling vine, bands of incised chevrons above and below, the upper register composed of a central peacock on each of the four sides, the tail feathers fanned, flanked with eagles at each corner with wings outstretched behind them, the details of the feather delineated, 17¾in (45cm) high (2)
Sold for
£18,000
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Provenance:
Property from the Collection of Sir Daniel Donohue.
Accompanied by a copy of a photograph of the capitals in situ at the Donohue residence.
Literature:
For other Byzantine capitals with eagles, cf. Archaeological Museum of Philippi, Greece, Basilica 'B'; and also in situ in the nave of Ag. Demetrios in Thessaloniki.
Category: Antiquities
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