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APULIA, CIRCA 3RD CENTURY B.C.
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A CANOSAN TERRACOTTA HORSE AND RIDER
APULIA, CIRCA 3RD CENTURY B.C.
The horse in full gallop with forelegs projecting forward, its head turned slightly to its right, with a ridged mane, applied disk-shaped phalerae on the bridal, the body white-slipped, preserving traces of polychromy, with a separately-made male rider, his right arm raised, holding a now-missing weapon, wearing a helmet with a chin-strap and a chestplate, with white slip and red, pink, blue and brown pigment
7¼ in. (18.4 cm.) high
APULIA, CIRCA 3RD CENTURY B.C.
The horse in full gallop with forelegs projecting forward, its head turned slightly to its right, with a ridged mane, applied disk-shaped phalerae on the bridal, the body white-slipped, preserving traces of polychromy, with a separately-made male rider, his right arm raised, holding a now-missing weapon, wearing a helmet with a chin-strap and a chestplate, with white slip and red, pink, blue and brown pigment
7¼ in. (18.4 cm.) high
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 6 July, 1995, lot 56.
Literature
Jamee Gregory, New York Apartments Private Views, Rizzoli, New York, 2004, p. 126.
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.
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