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PROPERTY FROM A TEXAS PRIVATE COLLECTION
A PAIR OF CANOSAN TERRACOTTA HORSES
APULIA, HELLENISTIC PERIOD, CIRCA 3RD CENTURY B.C.
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A PAIR OF CANOSAN TERRACOTTA HORSES
APULIA, HELLENISTIC PERIOD, CIRCA 3RD CENTURY B.C.
Each in a full gallop with its forelegs extended, its head turned to its right, with a top knot above its ridged mane and a zig-zagging stylized tail, the bridles with applied disk-shaped phalerae, the bodies white-slipped, preserving traces of polychromy
Longer: 11 ¾ in. (29.9 cm.) long
APULIA, HELLENISTIC PERIOD, CIRCA 3RD CENTURY B.C.
Each in a full gallop with its forelegs extended, its head turned to its right, with a top knot above its ridged mane and a zig-zagging stylized tail, the bridles with applied disk-shaped phalerae, the bodies white-slipped, preserving traces of polychromy
Longer: 11 ¾ in. (29.9 cm.) long
Provenance
with The Merrin Gallery, New York, 1984 (Masterpieces, Greek, Roman, Etruscan, Ancient Near Eastern, no. 26).
Acquired by the current owner from the above, 1984.
Acquired by the current owner from the above, 1984.