CELTIC BRONZE STATUETTES OF HORSE AND RIDER
Ca. BC 300 - 200 .
A pair of Celtic bronze idols of a horse and a rider. The horse is depicted with a propped up right front leg and the left hind leg raised with the mane and tail incised, and mouth open. The rider is dressing a helmet or a hat to cover the face and raising the right arm. These statuettes are made in a stylised manner and were used as votive offerings. For similar see: I Celti, Bompiani 1991, p. 646.
Size: 35-37mm x 18-32mm; Weight: 19g
Provenance: Property of an Oxfordshire art professional; previously in an old British collection, formed in the 1980s on the UK / International art markets.
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Ca. BC 300 - 200 .
A pair of Celtic bronze idols of a horse and a rider. The horse is depicted with a propped up right front leg and the left hind leg raised with the mane and tail incised, and mouth open. The rider is dressing a helmet or a hat to cover the face and raising the right arm. These statuettes are made in a stylised manner and were used as votive offerings. For similar see: I Celti, Bompiani 1991, p. 646.
Size: 35-37mm x 18-32mm; Weight: 19g
Provenance: Property of an Oxfordshire art professional; previously in an old British collection, formed in the 1980s on the UK / International art markets.