SculptureItalic7th-6th century BCE

Horse

7th-6th Century BCE

Classification

Sculpture

Technique

Cast, lost-wax process

Medium

Copper alloy

Culture

Italic

Period

Iron Age

Century

7th-6th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

6.6 cm (2 5/8 in.)

Provenance

Walton Brooks McDaniel, New Jersey (?-1943/46) gift; to the Department of the Classics, Harvard University, (1943/46-2012) transfer; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2012. Note: Walton Brooks McDaniel gave a portion of his collection to the Department of the Classics in 1943 and the rest in 1946. The Collection is named for his late wife, Alice Corinne McDaniel.

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