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A PAIR OF BRONZE GROUPS OF THE FURIETTI CENTAURS
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A PAIR OF BRONZE GROUPS OF THE FURIETTI CENTAURS

LATE 19TH OR EARLY 20TH CENTURY

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A PAIR OF BRONZE GROUPS OF THE FURIETTI CENTAURS
LATE 19TH OR EARLY 20TH CENTURY
On later associated simulated porphyry and parcel-gilt plinths
The bronzes: 13½ (34 cm.) and 11¼ in. (28.5 cm) high respectively
The plinths: 3¾ in. (9.5 cm.) high (2)
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Lot Essay

The original models for these centaurs were discovered during excavations at Hadrian's Villa in Rome, during the 1720s. They were purchased by Cardinal Furietti, whose descendents sold the centaurs to Pope Clement XIII after which they were added to the Capitoline Museum collection.

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