ANATOLIAN TERRACOTTA FRIEZE FRAGMENT
DUVER, TURKEY, LATE 6TH CENTURY B.C.
£1,688
African & Oceanic Art and Antiquities
Auction: 16 September 2020 at 15:00 BST
Description
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
Dimensions
23cm tall
Footnote
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.