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CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
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A ROMAN BRONZE HORSE
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
Mounted as an attachment, possibly for a chariot, depicted seated on an integral flat curved plinth, its weight on its right side, the right front leg straight, the left leg bent, with the hoof resting on a tabula ansata, its head turned to the left, the eyes articulated, the mouth open, the mane and tail with comma-shaped locks, the plinth incised with scrolling tendrils, a whorl between the horse's legs, perforated twice, an iron pin below
6 1/8 in. (15.5 cm.) long
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
Mounted as an attachment, possibly for a chariot, depicted seated on an integral flat curved plinth, its weight on its right side, the right front leg straight, the left leg bent, with the hoof resting on a tabula ansata, its head turned to the left, the eyes articulated, the mouth open, the mane and tail with comma-shaped locks, the plinth incised with scrolling tendrils, a whorl between the horse's legs, perforated twice, an iron pin below
6 1/8 in. (15.5 cm.) long
Provenance
Art Market, Germany.
Private Collection, Munich, early to mid 1980s.
with Phoenix Ancient Art, New York, 2010.
Private Collection, Munich, early to mid 1980s.
with Phoenix Ancient Art, New York, 2010.
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