Bronze relief of a veiled woman riding a sea-goat, Late Classical or Early Hellenistic, 4th century B.C., Greek, Bronze, H. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm.), Bronzes, Despite her elaborate drapery and stately pose, this female riding a sea-goat is probably a nereid, a nymph of the calm sea. The fish-tailed sea-goat on which she is seated is of a type that is extremely rare before the Hellenistic era
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Bronze relief, veiled woman riding, sea-goat, Late Classical, Early Hellenistic, 4th century B.C, Greek, Bronze, H, 3 1/2, 8.9 cm, Bronzes, elaborate drapery, stately pose, female, nereid, nymph, calm sea, fish-tailed sea-goat, seated, type, extremely rare, Hellenistic era
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