Lotto 107 | EARLY PARTHIAN TERRACOTTA HORSE North Iran, beginning of 3rd century BC

Bertolami Fine Art - Riversdell Close 27, KT16 9JW Chertsey
Auction 85 - Antiquities sessione unica
lunedì 14 dicembre 2020 ore 14:00 (UTC +01:00)

EARLY PARTHIAN TERRACOTTA HORSE North Iran, beginning of 3rd century BC

EARLY PARTHIAN TERRACOTTA HORSE
North Iran, beginning of 3rd century BC

height cm 21,5; length cm 30

Large and powerfull terracotta standing figure of a horse, characterized by the typical swollen of front and rear parts the body. Intact, with the original polychromy preserved. Provenance: English private collection, purchased in Tehran from Monouchehr Soleiman Aaron in the 1970s, accompanied by a Polaroid with the word "find in Ardebill (Azarbayjan)".