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Greek Boeotian Horse and Rider Figure

Greek Boeotian Horse and Rider Figure

Greek Boeotian Horse and Rider Figure

Greek Boeotian Horse and Rider Figure

Greek Boeotian Horse and Rider Figure

Greek Boeotian Horse and Rider Figure

Greek Boeotian Horse and Rider Figure

Greek Boeotian Horse and Rider Figure

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LOT 0088

Greek Boeotian Horse and Rider Figure

MID 6TH CENTURY B.C.

4 1/2 in. (5 1/2 in.) (117 grams, 11.5 cm (268 grams total, 14 cm high including stand)).

In static stance with forelegs straight and head erect, rider gripping the neck, painted detailing to mane and body; mounted on a custom-made stand.

Provenance

Acquired from Spink, London, UK, 30 June 1956.
Ex private collection.
with Sotheby's, New Bond Street, London, 8 December 1994, no.184.

Accompanied by copies of the relevant Sotheby's catalogue pages.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

Published

Exhibited and published: "Ancient Life in Miniature, an Exhibition of Classical Terracotta's from Private Collections in England", Felicity Nicholson, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, 12th October-30 November 1968, p.22, no.63.

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LOT 0088

Greek Boeotian Horse and Rider Figure

Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,365

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