ID 946708
Lot 12 | Bronzerhyton mit Pferdekopfprotome, achämenidisch, 5. - 4. Jhdt. v. Chr.
Estimate value
€ 5 000
Provenienz: Spanische Privatsammlung, erworben 2021 im englischen Kunsthandel. Zuvor englische Privatsammlung M. A. Davor in einer englischen Galerie, erworben aus einer englischen Privatsammlung, die seit den 70er Jahren zusammengestellt worden ist.
An Achaemenid bronze rhyton with horse head protome, 5th - 4th century B.C.
Bronze drinking horn with a stand with a disc-shaped base at the lower end. The wide mouth slightly curved outwards, a horizontal rib under the rim. At the bottom, after a bulge, the horn merges into a horse protome with bent forelegs. The head with a bridle attached. On the chest a tubular opening for the dosed pouring of libations. Brown patina, partially with red and green oxide layers, mostly in the mouth area and at the base. Two small breakthroughs in the upper area below the rib near the rim. Otherwise intact. Height 24 cm. Diameter of the muzzle 10.5 cm.
Provenance: Spanish private collection, acquired in 2021 in the English art trade. Previously English private collection M. A. Previously in an English gallery, acquired from an English private collection assembled since the 1970s.
Condition: II -
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