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Head of Horse

Head of Horse

SculptureGreek4th century BCE

Head of Horse

4th century BCE

Description

Small head of a horse, broken off above chest. Horse is in profile, back in flat and unmodeled. Mane is indicated with straight incised lines. Muscles of jaw and mouth prominent. Pale, reddish brown clay.

Classification

Sculpture

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek

Period

Hellenistic period

Century

4th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

4 cm (1 9/16 in.)

Provenance

Miss Elizabeth Gaskell Norton, Boston, MA and Miss Margaret Norton, Cambridge, MA (by 1920), gift; to the Fogg Museum, 1920. Note: The Misses Norton were daughters of Charles Elliot Norton (1827-1908).

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