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A GROUP OF GREEK BRONZE RELIEF FRAGMENTS
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A GROUP OF GREEK BRONZE RELIEF FRAGMENTS

CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C.

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A GROUP OF GREEK BRONZE RELIEF FRAGMENTS
CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C.
Decorated in repoussé with two mounted huntsmen, each on prancing horses with cloaks billowing behind, one with sword hilt in raised hand, a hound(?) beneath the legs of one horse, remains of attachment holes on rim edge, with repairs, mounted
5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm.) high max.
Provenance
Acquired from Acanthus Ancient Art, New York, 1988.
Special notice
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Sale room notice
Please note that the dark patination on the rider's face on the more complete fragment, as seen in the catalogue illustration, has now been cleaned.

Lot Essay

It is thought that these fragments are the cheekpieces to a helmet which, after death, were reused and attached to a mirror case.

Cf. D. Gordon Mitten and S. F. Doeringer, Master Bronzes from the Classical World, Mainz, 1967, p. 116, no. 113, for a Greek relief plaque with satyr from a helmet cheekpiece or cuirass shoulder guard.

This lot is accompanied by a certificate from The Art Loss Register.

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