BRONZE HORSE
BRONZE HORSE
Probably Etruscan art, 6th–5th century B.C.
Statuette, likely a cista handle, depicting a rearing horse resting on its hind legs, with simplified anatomical details and a mane engraved with parallel lines.
Tail missing.
Length: 12.8 cm
Provenance: Charles Gillet Collection (1879–1972), then passed down through the family
A bronze statuette of a horse (cista handle?),
Probably Etruscan, 6th–5th century B.C.
BRONZE HORSE
Probably Etruscan art, 6th–5th century B.C.
Statuette, likely a cista handle, depicting a rearing horse resting on its hind legs, with simplified anatomical details and a mane engraved with parallel lines.
Tail missing.
Length: 12.8 cm
Provenance: Charles Gillet Collection (1879–1972), then passed down through the family
A bronze statuette of a horse (cista handle?),
Probably Etruscan, 6th–5th century B.C.
