id:			152315
accession number:	1985.178
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1985.178
updated:		2022-01-04 16:59:48.758000

Horse Head, 700s BC. Italy, Villanova, Etruscan. Terracotta; overall: 8.1 x 6 x 1.9 cm (3 3/16 x 2 3/8 x 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Keith P. Smith 1985.178

title:				Horse Head
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creation date:			700s BC
creation date earliest:		-800
creation date latest:		-700
current location:		102D Pre-Roman
creditline:			Gift of Keith P. Smith
copyright:			

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culture:	Italy, Villanova, Etruscan
technique:	terracotta
department:	Greek and Roman Art
collection:	GR - Etruscan
type:		Ceramic
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measurements: Overall: 8.1 x 6 x 1.9 cm (3 3/16 x 2 3/8 x 3/4 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Keith P. Smith, Bath, OH, gifted to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: ?-1985
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1985-
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fun fact: 
The backside of this horse head is unworked.

digital description: 
Probably mold-made, this terracotta horse head is finely modeled in high relief, its burnished surface embellished with carefully rendered details such as a textured mane and bared teeth.

wall description: 

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RELATED WORKS

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IMAGES

web:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1985.178/1985.178_web.jpg
print:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1985.178/1985.178_print.jpg
full:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1985.178/1985.178_full.tif