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THBByzantine Bronze Figural Chariot Rein Guide
Lot 99
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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By Artemis Gallery
Feb 21, 2019
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2019-02-21 10:00:00
2019-02-21 10:00:00
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An important one-day auction featuring museum-worthy examples of Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Etruscan, Near Eastern, Far East / Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Native American, Spanish Colonial, Russian, Fossils, Ancient Jewelry, Fine Art, so much more! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Near East/Holy Land, Byzantine Empire, ca. 4th to 6th century CE. A heavy, cast chariot rein guide, made from cast bronze, in the form of a youthful, nude, male bust. He has a smooth upper body with sloping shoulders that meet a wide, octagonal socket with a large loop projecting from the back of it. His face is sensitive, with large eyes and nose and a small mouth below a full head of curly, incised hair with a simple circlet around the crown of the head. Size: 4.2" W x 6.35" H (10.7 cm x 16.1 cm)
Chariot racing was the most popular sport in the early Byzantine Empire, with fans, including Emperors and Empresses, divided into the violent rivalry between the Blues and Greens. Periodic riots led to the massacres of thousands of fans, including one suppressed by Justinian I and Theodora after five days of complete chaos in the city that ended in the slaughter of 30,000 people inside the Hippodrome. Chariots raced around a long but extremely narrow track, and ancient inscriptions tell us that charioteers frequently died grisly deaths in their early 20s - crushed against walls and dragged behind their horses, their chariots destroyed.
Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection; ex-William Froelich collection, New York, USA, collected in the 1970s
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#141952Intact, with nicely mottled teal green patina with light encrustation on surface. Small drill hole on top of head.Condition
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