ANATOLIAN TERRACOTTA FRIEZE FRAGMENT DUVER, TURKEY, LATE 6TH CENTURY B.C.

painted terracotta, decorated in raised relief with a depiction of a horse chasing a griffin, the mythical beasts curved tail and wing visible at the edge of the fragment, raised on a bespoke mount
23cm tall
Provenance:
Private collection, United Kingdom, acquired at Sotheby's, early 1960s
Note:
See, Åke Åkerström, A Horseman from Asia Minor, Medalhavsmuseet Bulletin 4, 1964, for a reconstruction of the original frieze.
Sold for £1,688
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