RARE CYPRIOT BRONZE MODEL OF RIDER ON HORSE

Ca. 400 BC. A bronze model of a rider on horseback, cast with the horse facing forward and the head raised. The animal has a short muzzle, pointed ears, and a ridged mane. The rider sits upright on the back, with both arms extended towards the neck and the legs bent along the horse's sides. The figure wears a tall pointed headdress. For similar see: V. Karageorghis, J. R. Mertens, M. E. Rose, The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art, Vol. I, Sculpture, Cat. 280, p. 164. Size: 95mm x 95mm; Weight: 280g Provenance: From a London private collection; purchased in Belgium; earlier part of a German collection before 2000. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.