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THBRoman Marble Fragment with Horse and Grapes
Lot 46e
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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
Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A handsome, lifelike marble head of a horse, depicted alongside an enormous cluster of grapes. Your gaze is immediately drawn to the horse's large, sensitive eyes. The musculature of the horse's cheeks and snout are well-depicted, so that you believe you are seeing a powerful animal in the prime of its life. The grapes nestle against the horse's head, and the remains of a human hand are also visible at the top of the grapes. The grapes and hand are probably the remains of a Dionysiac scene, and this entire fragment is probably from a memorial or tomb relief. Size: 6.25" W x 7.15" H (15.9 cm x 18.2 cm); 8.5" H (21.6 cm) on included custom stand.
Marble sculptures are some of our enduring images from the Roman world, demonstrating what Romans most valued and their debt to Greek sculptors before them. Horse motifs were signs of power and military prowess, symbolic of the god Neptune as well as the Roman legions, and horses were a frequent subject of marble sculptors. The animals also inspired love amongst Romans - for example, the horses of Roman Algeria were renowned, and citizens were passionate about chariot races and hunting. One mosaic found there, for example, portrays a race horse with the words, "Win or lose, we love you, Polidoxus." Another famous example comes from Emperor Caligula (r. 37 to 41 CE), who is said to have loved his horse to the point of parody - although modern historians believe that the wild stories about his devotion to Incitatus are the result of Caligula's own humorous quips and Roman chroniclers wishing to portray the emperor as insane. Horses were ridden by the cavalry in parades and on battlefields and carried the wealthy as they hunted or traveled. This handsome horse's head could be memorializing any of these activities.
Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection; ex-William Froelich collection, New York, USA, acquired in the 1970s
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#146224Piece is a fragment from a larger sculpture, lost behind the horse's head/neck and above the hand atop the grapes. Small scratches, chips, nicks, and weathered areas on the surface. Nice preservation of form with light deposits, mainly in the lower profile areas.Condition
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