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PROPERTY OF PROFESSOR AND MRS. SID PORT
THREE TERRACOTTA FIGURES
CIRCA 5TH CENTURY B.C.-2ND CENTURY A.D.
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THREE TERRACOTTA FIGURES
Circa 5th Century B.C.-2nd Century A.D.
Including a Roman terracotta armed figure on a bull, circa 1st century A.D., wearing a crested helmet and a cuirass over a short tunic, an oval shield on his left arm, seated astride a standing bull; a Greek or Cypriot terracotta figure of a horseman, circa 500 B.C., hand-modelled, the figure with pinched nose and beard, a circular cap on his head, with traces of black pigment; and a Romano-Egyptian terracotta figure of the child god Horus as a mounted cavalry officer, with broad collar and side lock, preserving traces of the original pigment
5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm) high for the first (3)
Circa 5th Century B.C.-2nd Century A.D.
Including a Roman terracotta armed figure on a bull, circa 1st century A.D., wearing a crested helmet and a cuirass over a short tunic, an oval shield on his left arm, seated astride a standing bull; a Greek or Cypriot terracotta figure of a horseman, circa 500 B.C., hand-modelled, the figure with pinched nose and beard, a circular cap on his head, with traces of black pigment; and a Romano-Egyptian terracotta figure of the child god Horus as a mounted cavalry officer, with broad collar and side lock, preserving traces of the original pigment
5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm) high for the first (3)
Provenance
Petzholtz Collection for the first
Charles Ede, Ltd., London for the second
Gallery Archaeolgia, Montreal for the third
Charles Ede, Ltd., London for the second
Gallery Archaeolgia, Montreal for the third