£1,688
African & Oceanic Art and Antiquities | 624
Auction: 16 September 2020 at 15:00 BST
painted terracotta, decorated in raised relief with a depiction of a horse chasing a griffin, the mythical beasts curved tail and wing visible at the edge of the fragment, raised on a bespoke mount
Provenance:
Private collection, United Kingdom, acquired at Sotheby's, early 1960s
Note:
See, Åke Åkerström, A Horseman from Asia Minor, Medalhavsmuseet Bulletin 4, 1964, for a reconstruction of the original frieze.