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REDWARE TILE WITH MOLDED RELIEF OF PEGASUS Being groomed by four nymphs. A kneeling one cleans a hoof, another one curries; within a ‘beaded’ frame. Probably from the provences of Africa Proconsularis or Byzancena and used to decorate wooden chests. Covered in a white slip. 5th-6th Century AD H. 10 7/8 in. (27.5 cm.); W. 11 5/8 in. (29.5 cm.) Ex German private collection. Published: J. Eisenberg, Art of the Ancient World, 2010, no. 197. Cf. Die Welt von Byzanz. Europas östliches Erbe, exhibition catalogue, Munich Staatliche Museum, 2004, no. 90. GMS072 $8,500 Sales |
