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Galloping Horse
late 4th-late 1st century BCE (Hellenistic?)
The horse's limbs are stretched out in a full gallop. Holes in the sides of the mouth show that a bit was formerly attached. The forefeet touch each other and the hind feet are connected by a bar.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [said to be from Greece]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1911, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Measurements
L: 2 5/16 in. (5.9 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1911
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
54.1559