CIRCA 8TH CENTURY B.C.
Details
A VILLANOVAN BRONZE FINIAL
circa 8th century b.c.
With three (once four) stylized horse-head protomes with prominent manes, button eyes, and upturned muzzles, joined at the center with a loop, standing on two legs
2 11/16 in. (6.85 cm.) high
circa 8th century b.c.
With three (once four) stylized horse-head protomes with prominent manes, button eyes, and upturned muzzles, joined at the center with a loop, standing on two legs
2 11/16 in. (6.85 cm.) high
Literature
von Bothmer, Glories of the Past, no. 79.
Exhibited
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Glories of the Past, Ancient Art from the Shelby White and Leon Levy Collection, September 14, 1990-January 27, 1991.