CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
Details
A ROMAN MARBLE STELE
circa 1st-2nd century a.d.
Depicting a horseman in profile to the right, the youthful figure with wavy hair, a cape draped around his neck, wearing a short tunic and high boots, holding the reins in his right hand, the horse with his right fore-leg raised, its head turned slightly to the right, a flaming altar before them, a dog with its nose to the ground between the legs of the horse, framed by pillasters supporting an arch
10.7/8 in. (27.6 cm) high
circa 1st-2nd century a.d.
Depicting a horseman in profile to the right, the youthful figure with wavy hair, a cape draped around his neck, wearing a short tunic and high boots, holding the reins in his right hand, the horse with his right fore-leg raised, its head turned slightly to the right, a flaming altar before them, a dog with its nose to the ground between the legs of the horse, framed by pillasters supporting an arch
10.7/8 in. (27.6 cm) high
Provenance
Antiquities and Islamic Art, Sotheby's New York, 29 November 1989, lot 130