Lot Essay
Cf. Exhibition catalogue, Romans and Barbarians, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1976, pp. 178-179 and p. 197, nos. 200 and 230 for similar warrior horsemen.
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CIRCA 4TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.
Details
A LATE ROMAN OR BYZANTINE BRONZE VOTIVE HORSEMAN
CIRCA 4TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.
The high stepping horse with raised tail, carrying a rider wearing a chlamys which flies out behind, a quiver slung over his right shoulder, his hair centrally parted at the back and wearing a radiate diadem, holding a patera in his outstretched right hand, mounted
2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm.) high
CIRCA 4TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.
The high stepping horse with raised tail, carrying a rider wearing a chlamys which flies out behind, a quiver slung over his right shoulder, his hair centrally parted at the back and wearing a radiate diadem, holding a patera in his outstretched right hand, mounted
2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired by the previous owner between 1970-1975: Christie's London, 6 July 1994, lot 437.
Swiss private collection.
Swiss private collection.
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