Auction 85 - Antiquities sessione unica
Monday 14 December 2020 hours 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)".