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 with lines and circles, mouth open; on the top of the head probably mould decoration. The rider is decorated with geometric motifs. These statuettes are made in a stylised manner and were used as votive offerings. For similar see: I Celti, Bompiani 1991, p. 646.
Size: 47-41mm x 22-32mm; Weight: 38g
Provenance: Property of an Oxfordshire art professional; previously in an old British collection, formed in the 1980s on the UK / International art markets.