Roman Prize Winning Bronze Horse Statuette
2nd-3rd century A.D.. Modelled standing on a rectangular base, standing facing, tail hanging between legs, simple stylised facial detailing. Cf. Christies, London, A Peaceable Kingdom: The Leo Mildenberg Collection of Ancient Animals, 26th-27th October, 2004, lot 247, for a horse of comparable style.
80 grams, 47 mm high (1 7/8 in.).
‘The Ancient Menagerie Collection’ formerly the property of a Cambridgeshire lady, collected since the 1990s and acquired from auctions and dealers throughout Europe and the USA, now ex London collection.