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Horse with Incised Mane
(Ancient Greece )
The broad stance, bent rear legs, and extended tail of this miniature bronze horse give this small sculpture a sense of motion. While the rest of the body is smooth, the horse's mane is indicated by a series of short, incised lines in a chevron pattern; zig-zag patterns are inscribed on each cheek. The eyes are deeply recessed and may have once been inlaid with another material. Horse figurines were popular votive offerings, found at almost every known Geometric period sanctuary in Arcadia. The high cost of maintaining horses made them status symbols that indicated the wealth and high social standing of their dedicators.
Provenance
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Mr. E. S. David, Long Island City, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1954, by purchase.
Exhibitions
| 2009-2011 | Heroes: Mortals and Myths in Ancient Greece. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore; Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville; San Diego Museum Of Art, San Diego; Alexander S. Onassis Public Benefit Foundation (USA), New York. |
| 1995 | The Allure of Bronze. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1993 | From Pasture to Polis: Art in the Age of Homer. Museum of Art and Archaeology, University of Missouri - Columbia, Columbia. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 9/1/1993 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 7/14/2009 | Treatment | cleaned |
Geographies
Greece, Arcadia (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 1 5/8 x W: 2 3/4 x D: 9/16 in. (4.2 x 7 x 1.4 cm)
mount: H: 1 x W: 2 1/2 x D: 2 in. (2.6 x 6.4 x 5.1 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, 1954
Location in Museum
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.
54.2401