Lot 83
83
A GREEK BRONZE FIGURE OF A STRIDING RAM
A GREEK BRONZE FIGURE OF A STRIDING RAM
A GREEK BRONZE FIGURE OF A STRIDING RAM
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A GREEK BRONZE FIGURE OF A STRIDING RAM

LATE 6TH-EARLY 5TH CENTURY B.C.

Details
A GREEK BRONZE FIGURE OF A STRIDING RAM
LATE 6TH-EARLY 5TH CENTURY B.C.
2¾ in. (7 cm.) long
Provenance
The Leo Mildenberg Collection, Zurich, acquired prior to 1981.
A Peaceable Kingdom: The Leo Mildenberg Collection of Ancient Animals, Christie's, London, 26-27 October 2004, lot 56.
Exhibited
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Animals in Ancient Art from the Leo Mildenberg Collection, 21 October-29 November 1981.
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Lot Essay

PUBLISHED:
A. P. Kozloff, ed., Animals in Ancient Art from the Leo Mildenberg Collection, Cleveland, 1981, no. 107.
The iconography of the ram in ancient Greek sculpture and vase painting is frequently associated with sacrifice. Rams were often shown on the shoulders of dedicants or during the moment of sacrifice. As this statuette is free-standing, it may have represented a small votive offering.

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