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LOT 0612
Parthian Terracotta Horse-Head Finial
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
3 in. (62 grams, 79.5 mm).
A hollow-formed horse-head finial with ribbed mane to the arched neck, elaborate bridle strap detail.
ProvenanceFrom an important central London collection formed since the mid 1960s; thence by descent.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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