ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art
Horse Heads, Probably from the Shoulder of a Bronze Krater or its Stand
AAT Object Form/Functionappliqué (metalwork ornament)
AAT Object Form/Functionheads (representations)
CultureGreek
PeriodArchaic
Date6th Century BCE
MediumBronze
Credit LineCarlos Collection of Ancient Art
Dimensions1 3/4 x 1 5/8 x 4 5/8 in. (4.4 x 4.1 x 11.7 cm)
Object number2006.040.003
Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, July 2014 - PresentPublished ReferencesChristie's London, The Stanford Place Collection of Antiquities (April 26, 2006), 16-17, lot 4.
ProvenanceEx coll. Sir Claude Hankes-Drielsma [Stanford Place Collection], Great Britain, acquired from Jean-Luc Chalmin, London, England, 1997. Purchased by MCCM from Christie's London, April 26, 2006, lot 4.
Status
On viewCollections
- Greek and Roman Art
4th-3rd Century BCE
550-525 BCE
550-525 BCE
3rd-4th Century CE
1st Century BCE-2nd Century CE
4th-5th Century CE
late 2nd-early 3rd Century CE
19th Century
ca. 600-475 BCE