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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF LEWIS B. CULLMAN
A GREEK BRONZE PEGASUS FINIAL
ARCHAIC PERIOD, CIRCA LATE 7TH-EARLY 6TH CENTURY B.C.
Details
A GREEK BRONZE PEGASUS FINIAL
ARCHAIC PERIOD, CIRCA LATE 7TH-EARLY 6TH CENTURY B.C.
The divine stallion of Poseidon depicted striding forward with its left legs advanced, with long legs and a straight tail, the genitalia indicated, its elongated sickle-shaped wings pulled back over the truncated torso, curving gently at their tips, the head with eyes and nostrils articulated, the mouth slightly agape, details of the feathers on the wings and mane summarily incised, on a narrow, rectangular, integral base terminating in two down-turned tabs, atop a cylindrical shaft
4 ¼ in. (10.8 cm.) high
ARCHAIC PERIOD, CIRCA LATE 7TH-EARLY 6TH CENTURY B.C.
The divine stallion of Poseidon depicted striding forward with its left legs advanced, with long legs and a straight tail, the genitalia indicated, its elongated sickle-shaped wings pulled back over the truncated torso, curving gently at their tips, the head with eyes and nostrils articulated, the mouth slightly agape, details of the feathers on the wings and mane summarily incised, on a narrow, rectangular, integral base terminating in two down-turned tabs, atop a cylindrical shaft
4 ¼ in. (10.8 cm.) high
Provenance
with Michael Ward, New York.
Acquired by the current owner from the above, 1992.
Acquired by the current owner from the above, 1992.