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LOT 0948
Romano-British Bronze Horse and Celtic Warrior Rider Statuette
CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
3 5/8 in. (189 grams total, 92 mm including stand).
Two-part model comprising: galloping horse with fore-legs extended, detailed mane; rider wearing a crested helmet, cloak billowing to the rear, knee-length tunic with gathered waist, legs curved to the rear; mounted on a custom-made stand. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound UK.
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
Cf. Durham, E., Metal Figurines in Roman Britain, vol. 2, Reading, 2010, pl.87a,b, for type.
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LOT 0948
Romano-British Bronze Horse and Celtic Warrior Rider Statuette
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