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Source Description
The horse's head is hollowed out for only a short length, indicating the use as a finial on a piece of furniture or a shaft. Its highly polished surface shows a pattern of root marks from burial.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
38211
label
Horse Head Finial
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
38211
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Horse Head Finial
description
The horse's head is hollowed out for only a short length, indicating the use as a finial on a piece of furniture or a shaft. Its highly polished surface shows a pattern of root marks from burial.
provenance
Henry Walters, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Sadie Jones (Mrs. Henry Walters), New York, 1931, by inheritance; Mrs. Henry Walters Sale, Joseph Brummer Gallery, New York; Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Gutman [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1942, by gift.
date
5th century
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ivory & Bone
finials
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
H: 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm)
Source extras
style
Hellenistic
med
bone
creator_ids
6182
collection_ids
MED
ROM
exhibition_ids
358
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
3d30634ebefcc4dc