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LOT 0133
Large Roman 'AMATOR' Bronze Prancing Horse Statue
3RD CENTURY A.D.
4 3/8 in. (376 grams, 11.1 cm).
Modelled in the round with an elongated neck, right foreleg raised, head turned slightly to the right with open mouth wearing a bridle, short mane and tail with ribbed engraved decoration, inscription 'AMATOR' next to a branch; lower parts of three legs absent.
ProvenanceFound Norfolk, UK.
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s.
From an East Anglian private collection.
Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13549-262542.
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, object number: 2000.523; Rolland, H., Bronzes Antiques de Haute Provence, Paris, 1965, item 245, for the type.
FootnotesRomans frequently used 'amator' combined with a noun to show a deep dedication to a particular craft or lifestyle. On a freestanding bronze horse statue, it could be a self-dedication by the person who commissioned it. Alternatively, 'amator' could be the name of the person who owned the statue or a demonstration of dedication to a specific horse or craft of horse-breeding.
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LOT 0133
Large Roman 'AMATOR' Bronze Prancing Horse Statue
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000€4,640 - 6,960 (for guidance only)$5,400 - 8,100 (for guidance only)
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