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LOT 0828
Romano-Celtic Bronze Horse and Rider
CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
2 1/2 in. (113 grams total, 6.5 cm high).
Modelled in the round, male with legs in straddling pose wearing a tight-fitting coat, left hand thrust forward and right arm raised with hand open; head with shoulder-length hair, horse in prancing pose with incised bridle, crupper and other harness and impressed pellets for medallions; provided with a contemporary stand.
Provenance
Private collection, Chichester, acquired before 2000.
Literature
Cf. Boucher, S., Recherches sur les Bronzes Figurés de Gaule Pré-Romaine et Romaine, Rome, 1976, item 354, for type; Mackintosh, M., The Divine Horseman in the Art of the Western Roman Empire,The Open University, 1991, fig.7 (bronze rider from Brigstock).
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LOT 0828
Romano-Celtic Bronze Horse and Rider
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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