Large Roman Hunting Hound Chariot Mount Pair 1st century BC-1st century AD A pair of hollow-formed bronze chariot mounts of hunting dogs, each with head resting on the forepaws and spine bent; the body with hair texture to the flanks and longer hair parted along the spine, palmette-shaped ears, large annular eyes, muzzle with detailed modelling; two large square-section iron spikes to the underside. 960 grams total, 14.5cm each (5 3/4"). Very fine condition. Provenance From the collection of a European gentleman living in South London; acquired 1970-1980. Literature See Rolland, H. Bronzes Antiques de Haute Provence, Paris, 1965, item 257 for type. Footnotes The use of hunting dogs among the Britons was already noted by the Roman poet Gratius Faliscus in the later 1st century BC. His works include a poem on hunting known as a Cynegeticon, which is preserved in a single manuscript of 9th century
Large Roman Hunting Hound Chariot Mount Pair 1st century BC-1st century AD A pair of hollow-formed bronze chariot mounts of hunting dogs, each with head resting on the forepaws and spine bent; the body with hair texture to the flanks and longer hair parted along the spine, palmette-shaped ears, large annular eyes, muzzle with detailed modelling; two large square-section iron spikes to the underside. 960 grams total, 14.5cm each (5 3/4"). Very fine condition. Provenance From the collection of a European gentleman living in South London; acquired 1970-1980. Literature See Rolland, H. Bronzes Antiques de Haute Provence, Paris, 1965, item 257 for type. Footnotes The use of hunting dogs among the Britons was already noted by the Roman poet Gratius Faliscus in the later 1st century BC. His works include a poem on hunting known as a Cynegeticon, which is preserved in a single manuscript of 9th century
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