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CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
Details
A ROMAN BRONZE CHARIOT FITTING
circa 2nd century a.d.
Cast with a tapering six-sided shaft, an arm on either side in the form of the neck and head of a duck, with stippling for the feathers, the shaft flaring into a foliate collar from which emerges the head of a griffin, with upright pointed ears, a ridged crest and curved beak, its fur incised
6 in (15.2 cm) high
circa 2nd century a.d.
Cast with a tapering six-sided shaft, an arm on either side in the form of the neck and head of a duck, with stippling for the feathers, the shaft flaring into a foliate collar from which emerges the head of a griffin, with upright pointed ears, a ridged crest and curved beak, its fur incised
6 in (15.2 cm) high
Provenance
Purchased in Europe in the 1920s