ID 1248347
Lot 147 | A VILLANOVAN BRONZE HORSE BIT
Estimate value
£ 3 000 – 4 000
CIRCA 8TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
9 ¾ in. (25 cm.) long
Provenance
with Elie Borowski, Basel.
Fridolin (1903-1969) and Halina (1907-1989) Schwitter-Lagutt Collection, Basel, acquired from the above in 1950.
Exhibited
On loan to the Antikenmuseum, Basel, 1969.
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Bronze |
| Art style: | Ancient Art |
| Historical era: | Etruscan civilization, Villanova culture |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Ancient Art & Antiquities |
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Bronze |
| Art style: | Ancient Art |
| Historical era: | Etruscan civilization, Villanova culture |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Ancient Art & Antiquities |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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