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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