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THBGreek Canosan Polychrome Terracotta Rearing Horse
Lot 28
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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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- Lot Description
Magna Graecia, Southern Italy, Apulia, Greek colony of Canosa, ca. 4th to 3rd century BCE. A dynamic sculpture of a rearing horse presented standing upon its hind legs with the forelegs lifted off the ground. As is customary with Canosan pottery, the artist embellished the form with liberal fugitive pigments. The equine's body is painted white with pink hooves, a blue and red bridle, a pink mane, and pink topknot. Horses were special subjects for ancient Greek artisans, because they indicated wealth to the Greeks of this period. Such statues were oftentimes left as votive burial offerings most likely to reinforce the elite status of the deceased. Size: 11.25" L x 11.125" H (28.6 cm x 28.3 cm); 12.125" H (30.8 cm) on included custom stand.
See a pair of similar Canosan terracotta horses that sold for $20,000 at Christie's 9 December 2015, lot 34
Another pair sold for $54,000 at Christie's New York - 7 December 2006, Lot 108.
Provenance: ex-private New York, New York, USA collection, 1970s; ex-Pietro Tozzi collection
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#159178Repairs to both forelegs, tail, and hooves on hind legs, with small chips and light adhesive residue along break lines. Loss to right ear as shown. Abrasions and fading to pigmentation in several areas, with light encrustations, and softening to some finer details on head. Great remains of original pigment throughout.Condition
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