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LOT 1417
Syro-Hittite Terracotta Horse and Rider Figure
EARLY 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
5 1/2 in. (354 grams total, 14.2 cm high including stand).
Modelled in the round standing facing, the animal's ears pricked, simple recessed eyes, tail hanging between hindlegs, the rider riding bare-back, gripping the horse's mane at the base of the neck, his legs gripping its sides, wearing a textured garment hanging from the left shoulder, pinched face featuring large circular eyes and strong furrowed brow; one arm absent; repaired; mounted on a custom-made display base.
Provenance
Collection of a deceased London gentleman, 1979-1999, by descent.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
Accompanied by a copy of thermoluminescence analysis report no.N122k30 from Oxford Authentication.
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