Pegasos Ornament from a Chariot

first half 5th century BCE (Archaic-Classical)

3.3 cm 10 cm 11 cm

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This ornament of the foreparts of the winged-horse Pegasos decorated a pole that would have connected a chariot to a horse. Careful modeling and incised decoration create a detailed representation of this mythical creature that signified speed. A coiled snake rears up behind P...

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32266
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Henry Walters, Baltimore, [date of acquisition unknown] by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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en
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