Archaic II
Limestone horse
The the legs and the end of the nose are missing. The body is quite realistic. The mane is articulated with a lozenge-shaped pattern. Overall: 1 3/4 × 1 × 3 1/2 in. (4.4 × 2.5 × 8.9 cm)
Date
600 - 501 BC
Accession No.
74.51.5014
Collection
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Provenance
- From Cyprus
References
- Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1549, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 378, p. 277, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.