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| Keywords: Greek - Horse with Incised Mane - Walters 542401.jpg 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 Langdon 1993 155 ca 750 725 BC Geometric bronze cm 4 2 7 1 4 mount cm 2 6 6 4 5 1 accession number 54 2401 20733 Mr E S David Long Island City New York date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum 1954 by purchase Museum purchase 1954 From Pasture to Polis Art in the Age of Homer Museum of Art and Archaeology University of Missouri - Columbia Columbia 1993 The Allure of Bronze The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1995 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 2009-2011 place of origin Arcadia Greece Walters Art Museum license Ancient Greek sculptures in the Walters Art Museum Miniature figurines Art from Greece Arcadia | ||||
