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LOT 0196
Syro-Hittite Horse and Rider
EARLY 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
6 in. (317 grams total, 15 cm high including stand).
A ceramic horse and rider figure, the animal modelled standing facing, with stub legs, ears pinned backwards, stylised detailing to the eyes and muzzle; the rider shown mounted sideways indicating a female rider, holding the horse's cropped mane with the left hand, the right hand extended outwards, pinched face with applied circular eyes, detailing to conical headpiece; mounted on a custom-made display base.
ProvenanceCollection of a deceased London gentleman, 1979-1999, by descent.
Accompanied by a copy of the thermoluminescence analysis report no.N122k29 from Oxford Authentication.
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Acquired 1969-1999. London collection of the late Mr S.M., thence by descent.
