FINE ANCIENT ART & ANTIQUITIES - DAY 2
By Apollo Art Auctions
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LOT 488:
RARE HELLENISTIC GLAZED HORSE RHYTON - TL TESTED
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£7,500 - £15,000
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RARE HELLENISTIC GLAZED HORSE RHYTON - TL TESTED
Ca. 400 - 300 BC .A terracotta rhyton with a flaring lip and a conical shaped body terminated into an equine finial. The trumpet-shaped has painted bands of intersecting red and black lines, circumferential solid red bands, segmented hoops and lattice panel with black pellet detailing. The equine finial has legs that fold beneath the body, painted reins and a harness.A rhyton was used by the Greeks for religious rituals. For similar see: Christie’s, Antiquities 1584, 9th December 2005, lot 287.Size: 240mm x 260mm; Weight: 1.2KgProvenance: Private collection of Xavier Guerrand-Hermes, Boisgirard, Arts D’Orient, 17 December 2008, lot 7. Artcurial, Arts D’Orient et de L’Islam, 25 March 2014, lot 8. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.Item comes with a professional historical report from Ancient Report Specialists. Accompanied by a TL test from Oxford Authentication laboratory, UK, confirming age and authenticity.
