Horse with Incised Mane

ca. 750-725 BCE (Late Geometric)

7 cm 4.2 cm 1.4 cm

Citation Source image

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 in...

Sculpture

id
id
20733
contentType
contentType
sculpture
stage
stage
normalized
provenance
provenance
Mr. E. S. David, Long Island City, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1954, by purchase.
rightsUri
rightsUri
CC0
language
language
en
pageCount
pageCount
5
source
source
import
Source image fields (5)
thumbnailUrl https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_54.2401_3QtrLft_DD_T12.jpg
largeImageUrl https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_54.2401_3QtrLft_DD_T12.jpg
iiifBase https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_54.2401_3QtrLft_DD_T12.jpg
imageCount 5
sourceUrl https://purl.thewalters.org/art/54.2401

Relations

createdBy
inCollection