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THBVery Fine Villanovan Copper-Silver Alloy Horse Bit
Lot 14d
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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
May 22, 2019
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Day 1 of an important 2-day auction featuring exceptional art from around the world - Egyptian, Greek, Etruscan, Roman, Viking, Russian, Near Eastern; Asian Art from China, Japan, Thailand, Vietnam, Burma, India; Fine Art from the 17th century to present. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Ancient Europe, Northern Italy, Villanovan culture, late Geometric Period, ca. 725 to 700 BCE. A fabulous horse bit comprised of two lengths of copper-silver alloy (20% silver) rods conjoined in the center with fused loops, and with reign rings hanging in the exterior loops. Both cheek pieces are in the form of a standing horse with Geometric characteristics such has a crested mane, a cylindrical snout with a flattened end, bulging eyes, and high-pointed ears, all atop a pair of ringed feet with a sinuous tail on the verso. Atop the hind quarters of the larger horses are smaller colts with nearly-identical characteristics as the larger animals. Fine layers of green, brown, and russet patina have formed across the composition, and the original golden-brown bronze color is visible in some abraded areas. Size: 8.25" W x 3.125" H (21 cm x 7.9 cm); 3.7" H (9.4 cm) on included custom stand; quality of silver in copper-silver alloy: 20%.
For a stylistically-similar example, please see The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 1977.187.6: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/255590
Another stylistically-similar example hammered for $17,625 at Christie's, New York Antiquities auction (sale 9666, June 8, 2001, lot 23): https://www.christies.com/lotfinder/lot/a-villanovan-bronze-horse-bit-circa-8th-7th-2063316-details.aspx?from=searchresults&intObjectID=2063316&sid=ae46a05e-8e66-40b9-9170-34deabd1f0ed
Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection
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#146821Repairs to one outer ring, head of one horse, and tails of both horses, with light resurfacing and adhesive residue along break lines. Loss to ear of one horse, with minor nicks and abrasions to all horses and bit rods, and light encrustations within some recessed areas. Light earthen deposits as well as great green, brown, and russet patina throughout.Condition
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