Fragment of a Phrygian frieze slab with rider.... Lot 48

Fragment of a Phrygian frieze slab with rider. Last quarter of the 6th century BC. H 28.9 cm, W 21.8 cm, D 5.7 cm. Gray to red-brown terracotta. Molded relief. Hole for mounting at the top left, a protruding ledge at the bottom. Painted in ochre, dark brown and black. Depicted is a rider in richly decorated robes facing right, a horse with a colorful mane, a blanket with a jagged edge and a triskeles on its rump. Wonderful example of painted sculpture from the late Archaic period! With certificate of authenticity from Galerie Günter Puhze, Freiburg im Breisgau! Published in: Christie's New York Auction Antiquities June 13, 2000, lot 502 (hammer price 9.400,- US $, copy enclosed). Cf. a similar frieze panel in: The Anatolian Civilizations II - Greek/Roman/Byzantine. Ausstellung Istanbul (1983) p. 52 B.131 with illus. (copy enclosed). Left part of the plate, top, lower left corner and right broken, colors fantastically preserved, with beautiful metal stand. Provenance: From the collection of R. L., Lower Saxony, acquired 2009 at Galerie Puhze, Freiburg im Breisgau; from the collection of Dr. Elie Borowski.