Lot 951
A Roman Provincial Bronze Figure of a Horse, 2nd - 3rd century A.D.
Works of Art, Antiquities & Ancient Art | A109kua | Live auction | 1190 Lots
Description
Statuette of a striding horse in bronze, lost-form cast. The animal with outstretched head slightly inclined to one side; the right foreleg raised and extended forward. Mane articulated by parallel cast grooves; the fan-shaped tail structured by incised longitudinal ribs. At the neck a harness with a punched row of bosses, below which a pendant rendered in punching on the chest. Originally probably part of a figural group with a seated Thracian horseman. Very beautifully lustrous, olive-green Patina. Height 6.5 cm, 8.5 cm wide. Cultural Asset!Provenance: In South German private ownership since the 1970s. Consigned by the grandson of the deceased collector.
Condition: II + Questions about the lot?
