Lot 72
A Geometric Bronze Horse
Sale 1099 - Ancient Art & Natural History: A Cabinet of Curiosities
Nov 10, 2022
10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
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$8,000 -
12,000
Price Realized
$9,375
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Lot Description
A Geometric Bronze Horse
Circa 8th Century B.C.
Height 3 1/2 inches (8.9 cm).
Provenance:
Private Collection, Belgium, acquired in the 1960s; thence by descent.
Sotheby's, New York, Antiquities and Islamic Works of Art, 8 December 2000, Lot 57.
Antiquarium, Ltd., New York, 2018 (Treasures XVII, p. 21).
For comparative examples, see J. Zimmermann, Les chevaux de bronze dans l'art géométrique grec, Mainz, 1989, pl. 56, fig. 7b and Ny Carlsberg Glypthotek, Copenghagen (Inv. no. 3188).
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