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Horse standing on ring
Greek
Geometric Period
about 750 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Height (max.) 7 cm; horse: 3.4 x 3 cm (1 5/16 x 1 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
John Michael Rodocanachi Fund
Accession Number65.101
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsSculpture
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek, Etruscan, & Roman Bronzes (MFA), no. 008; Sculpture in Stone and Bronze (MFA), p. 117 (additional published references).
DescriptionProbably cast in one piece; horizontal striations are visible on the left side of the horse, and on the lower parts of the legs (reworkings of the cast?). The horse is a standard, voluminous silhouette. The mouth and ears, curving forward, are incised. A simple, incised line delineates the tail. The ring on which the horse stands has two drop-shaped pendants suspended from the bottom; these are 0.01 m. long and 0.007 m. apart. Dark green patina, with light green encrustation on right rear flank of horse.
ProvenanceBy 1965: with Origins, 159 Newbury Street, Boston (said to have been found at Elateia [Drachmani] in Phokis); purchased by MFA from Origins, February 10, 1965