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LOT 0555
Greek Terracotta Horse Rhyton
5TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
9 in. (704 grams, 23.5 cm).
Of bulbous tubular form and with a flared mouth, tapering to the foreparts of a horse with detailing to the eyes, mane and bridle, forelegs extended.
Provenance
Acquired on the European art market in the 1990s.
Ex property of a Suffolk collector.
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