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LOT 0096
'The Smithsonian' Greek Terracotta Horse
ITALY, 3RD-1ST CENTURY B.C.
7 5/8 in. (1.15 kg, 19.4 cm).
Modelled in the round, horse in advancing pose with one foreleg raised, flange base; old collector's number '170439' to base; old label '170[...]' and '102' to lower body; neck repaired.
Provenance
Private collection of Baron d’Ussés.
Acquired by F.B. Spiridon, New York, believed before 1894.
Acquired by Eleanor Magruder (1852-1906), and thence by descent to her heirs in 1906.
Accompanied by photographs of the object on display at the Smithsonian Institution and of the corresponding accession catalogue entry.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13108-248975.
Published
On loan to the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., from 1894 to 1898, where it was published in the accession catalogue (accession no.
28776; catalogue no.170439) with Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 4 December 1969.
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