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Netherlandish, follower of Paulus van Vianen (17th century), Mercury with the head of Argos, oval bronze plaquette, full length figure of Mercury facing, holding the severed head of Argos and a sword, standing on stony ground with Io as a heifer grazing on the right, 150 x 108mm (Warren, Ashmolean, 480; cf. Weber 948.4 and Warren 479), pierced, very fine contemporary cast Ex Alain Edrei (1931-2021) collection [inventory number 92 in red on the reverse]; ex Humphris collection, Sotheby's New York, 11 January 1995, lot 301. The scene involves the unfaithfulness of Jupiter who had fallen in love with Io. Jupiter's wife Juno upon hearing this turned Io into a white heifer and placed the animal under the guard of the giant Argos. Jupiter sent Mercury to kill Argos by lulling him to sleep with music and then decapitating him.

Estimate: 600 - 800 GBP