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CLASSICAL PERIOD, CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C.
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A GREEK BRONZE LONG-HAIRED GOAT
CLASSICAL PERIOD, CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C.
Naturalistically depicted, raised up on its hind legs, the forelegs folded obliquely, the long shaggy fleece flowing on either side in curving and overlapping locks, the short tail curved forward, the ears lowered, the two ridged horns splaying near their tips
7 3/8 in. (18.7 cm.) high
CLASSICAL PERIOD, CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C.
Naturalistically depicted, raised up on its hind legs, the forelegs folded obliquely, the long shaggy fleece flowing on either side in curving and overlapping locks, the short tail curved forward, the ears lowered, the two ridged horns splaying near their tips
7 3/8 in. (18.7 cm.) high
Provenance
Dr. Jacob Hirsch, Munich, 25-28 March 1914, no. 49.
with A. Mathias, Paris.
with Royal-Athena Galleries, New York, 1988.
with A. Mathias, Paris.
with Royal-Athena Galleries, New York, 1988.
Literature
"Les artistes animaliers," Le Musée, V, 1908, pl. III.
C.C. Vermeule and J.M. Eisenberg, Catalogue of the Greek, Etruscan, and Roman Bronzes in the Collection of John Kluge, New York and Boston, 1992, no. 88-80.
C.C. Vermeule and J.M. Eisenberg, Catalogue of the Greek, Etruscan, and Roman Bronzes in the Collection of John Kluge, New York and Boston, 1992, no. 88-80.
Exhibited
The Divine and the Domestic: Ancient Art from the Mediterranean, Charlottesville, Virginia, Bayly Art Museum, 30 January - 22 March 1998.