A Greek Bronze Protome Head of a Horse, Laconian, 1st half of the 6th Century B.C.

probably from the rim of a tripod, the finely modeled head turned to the right, the ribbed mane falling in from the crest of the neck to the shoulder, plain on the other side, striated locks falling in front of the ears, the large naturalistically modeled eyes with indented pupils

Stack family collection, New York (Sotheby's, New York, June 10th 2010, lot 34)

Both ears and foreleg(s) missing. Proper right nostril filed, revealing raw metal. File marks on edge of mane. Deep green patina. Oreilles et pattes avant cassées et manquantes. Narine droite limée jusqu’au métal d’origine. Traces de lime sur le bord de la crinière. Patine vert foncé.
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Compare the horse heads on the tripod in the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin (Antikenmuseum Berlin. Die ausgestellten Werke, 1988, p. 214) and in Belgrade (C.M. Stibbe, The Sons of Hephaistos, Rome, 2000, figs. 49 et 50). Also see the protome head in the British Museum, no. inv. 1971,0323.1 (Stibbe, op. cit., fig. 52).