Lot no. 83
BRONZE HORSE PROTOME
Roman art, circa 1st-2nd century AD
Fragmentary head of a horse (lamp element?) neighing, mouth open, ears folded back. Details of the mane, withers, eyes and nostrils are incised.
Green and brown patina.
Length: 9 cm
Provenance: Galerie Altounian, Mâcon
Private collection, acquired in 1967
Me Kohn, Bourg-en-Bresse, autumn 1990: n°18
Pierre & Jeanine Vérité Collection
His sale, HVMC, Monaco, 12 October 2019 : n°144 (ill.)
Gorny & Mosch, auktion 283, Munich, 15 December 2021: n°151 (ill.)
Bibliography: L'Oeil, May 1984, "Le Printemps des antiquaires", no. 9
A Roman bronze horse protome,
Circa 1st-2nd century A.D.
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