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| Keywords: Roman - Head of a Horse - Walters 54759 - Profile.jpg Originally part of a large equestrian monument this head allows us to imagine what was a common sight for the ancient viewer imposing public statuary that embodied the civic values of imperial Rome Military officials were often depicted on horseback and the rider that was represented on the monument was likely a member of the imperial family Such statues contained large amounts of bronze and most were melted down for reuse in weapons and other implements in later times of crisis ca AD 40 Julio-Claudian gilt bronze cm 61 45 6 17 8 accession number 54 759 7158 Castelleone di Suasa date and mode of acquisition unknown D Emanuele Ruspoli Rome date and mode of acquisition unknown Don Marcello Massarenti Collection Rome date and mode of acquisition unknown Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters with the Massarenti Collection 1902 Early Christian and Byzantine Art Baltimore Museum of Art Baltimore 1947 The Taste of Maryland Art Collecting in Maryland 1800-1934 The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1984 The Allure of Bronze The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1995 Fire of Hephaistos Large Classical Bronzes from North American Collections Harvard University Art Museums Cambridge; Toledo Museum of Art Toledo; Tampa Museum of Art Tampa 1996 Highlights from the Collection The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1998-2001 place of origin Suasa in present-day Italy Walters Art Museum license Ancient Roman art in the Walters Art Museum Suasa Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Ancient Roman bronze statues Golden statues Horse heads in art | ||||
