3⁵⁄₈ in. (9.1 cm.) long

Audrey B. (1934-1967) and Stephen R. (1930-1967) Currier, Kinloch, Virginia; thence by descent.
Property from an American Private Collection; Antiquities, Sotheby's, New York, 8-9 February 1985, lot 100.
Antiquities, Sotheby's, New York, 29 May 1987, lot 126.
Dutch private collection.
with Jan Dirven, Antwerp.
with Royal-Athena Galleries, New York, acquired from the above.
John Kluge (1914-2010), Charlottesville, Virginia, acquired from the above, 1989.
The Morven Collection of Ancient Art, Christie's, New York, 8 June 2004, lot 395.
with Royal-Athena Galleries, New York, acquired from the above (Art of the Ancient World, vol. XVI, 2005, no. 30).
Acquired by the current owner from the above, 2011.

D. Mitten and S. Doeringer, Master Bronzes of the Classical World, Mainz, 1968, p. 140, no. 144.
C. Dauphin, Animals in the Ancient World: The Levett Bestiary, Mougins, 2014, pp. 49, 93.
C. Dauphin, Les animaux dans le monde antique: Le bestiaire Levett, Mougins, 2016, p. 45, fig. 48, p. 83.

Cambridge, Harvard University, Fogg Art Museum; City Art Museum of St. Louis; The Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Master Bronzes from the Classical World, 4 December 1967 - 30 June 1968.
Musée d'Art Classique de Mougins, Animal, 26 February - 19 June 2016.
Musée d'Art Classique de Mougins, 2011-2023 (Inv. no. MMoCA765).

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The goat is resting on its hind legs, with its front legs stretched forwards. Its head is thrown backwards over its left shoulder, with its mouth open.