Round bronze plaque depicting a battle scene with... Lot 198

Round bronze plaque depicting a battle scene with two horses in profile and a galloping rider, below a dead horse and two warriors on the ground. Inscription with stamped letters on the back IMITA [...] ?. Mounting hole. Italy, Moderno circle (1467-1528), first quarter of the 16th century Diameter: 5.9 cm (slight accident) Several variations of this scene are known (cf. Gazzada, Scalini n.61, diam. 65 mm). Works consulted. J. Pope-Hennessy, Renaissance bronzes from the Samuel H. Kress collection, London, 1965, p.56, cat. 186, fig. 207. F. Rossi, La collezione Mario Scaglia, Bergamo, 2011, vol.1, cat.V.6, p. 173-175, Vol.2, p 542, pl. XXVIII