20³⁄₄ in. (52.7 cm.) high

with N. Koutoulakis (1910-1996), Paris.
Private Collection, acquired from the above, 1947.
with K.J. Hewett (1919-1994), London.
Acquired by the current owner from the above, 1964.

R.W. Shaw, The Horse as Motif: 1200 B.C.-1966 A.D., Chicago, 1975, pp. 8-9, no. 11.

The Arts Club of Chicago, The Horse as Motif: 1200 B.C.-1966 A.D., 15 January-22 February 1975.

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Lot Essay

Partially preserved on this sarcophagus fragment is a quadriga, shown frontally. A hand holds the harness of the left-most horse, and the head of another figure is positioned between the central pair of horses. Within the chariot stands two draped figures, that to the left holding a box.