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Horse and Rider
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Pinched faced rider clasping the crested mane of his lively steed, left arm missing. Traces of matt black painted stripes on horse. Legs and tail missing. Tip of muzzle missing; neck broken off and re-attached.
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics
Nelson Goodman Weston MA Collector.
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Gift of Nelson Goodman
Title: Horse and Rider
Description:
Pinched faced rider clasping the crested mane of his lively steed, left arm missing.
Traces of matt black painted stripes on horse.
Legs and tail missing.
Tip of muzzle missing; neck broken off and re-attached.
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