Details
A GREEK BRONZE HORSE
GEOMETRIC PERIOD, CIRCA 8TH CENTURY B.C.
2 15⁄16 in. (7.4 cm.) long
Provenance
with Dr. Elie Borowski, Basel, 16 November 1974.
Dr Giancarlo Ligabue (1931-2015), acquired from the above.
Literature
H. Bloesch et al., Das Tier in der Antike: 400 Werke ägyptischer, griechischer, etruskischer und römischer Kunst aus privatem und öffentlichem Besitz, Zurich, 1974, p. 25, no. 144, taf. 25.
W.-D. Heilmeyer, "Frühe olympische Bronzefiguren: Die Tiervotive," in Olympische Forschungen 12, Berlin, 1979, p. 103, no. 139.
J.-L. Zimmermann, Les chevaux de bronze dans l'art géométrique grec, Mainz, 1989, pp. 25, 42, no. 88, pl. 6.
Exhibited
Das Tier in der Antike: 400 Werke ägyptischer, griechischer, etruskischer und römischer Kunst aus privatem und öffentlichem Besitz, the Archaeological Institute of the University of Zürich, 21 September-17 November 1974.
Special notice
This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.
Sale room notice
Please note that the second line of provenance for this lot should read: 'Rassla Foundation, Zurich, Dr Giancarlo Ligabue (1931 -2015).'
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