A ROMAN BRONZE STATUETTE OF A THRACIAN HORSEMAN Circa 2nd-3rd century AD. The hero with long hair tied into a knot at the back of the head is wearing a tunic; his right hand raised in the gesture of the so-called 'benedictio Latina', a gesture indicating speech or knowledge transmitted through speech and, later, a gesture of blessing; a patera in his extended left. Left leg not preserved. H 55 mm

Ex private collection, acquired on the German art market before 2000.