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7TH CENTURY B.C.
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A GREEK BRONZE FIGURE OF A HORSE
7TH CENTURY B.C.
Standing foursquare, with pointed ears, long muzzle and short crested mane; and three Etruscan bronze cista feet, each with a lion's paw surmounted by an openwork relief depicting two men walking to the right, carrying a cauldron between them, the figure to the right looking back, the figure to the left carrying a club, two with rivets remaining on the reverse for attachment to vessel, circa late 4th Century B.C.
1 7/8 in. (4.7 cm.) high and 3 in. (7.6 cm.) high av. respectively (4)
7TH CENTURY B.C.
Standing foursquare, with pointed ears, long muzzle and short crested mane; and three Etruscan bronze cista feet, each with a lion's paw surmounted by an openwork relief depicting two men walking to the right, carrying a cauldron between them, the figure to the right looking back, the figure to the left carrying a club, two with rivets remaining on the reverse for attachment to vessel, circa late 4th Century B.C.
1 7/8 in. (4.7 cm.) high and 3 in. (7.6 cm.) high av. respectively (4)
Provenance
Item one: acquired in the 1960s-1980s.
Items two-four: formerly in a European private collection and sold Christie's New York, 11 June 2003, lot 147.
Items two-four: formerly in a European private collection and sold Christie's New York, 11 June 2003, lot 147.
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