id: 156117 accession number: 1991.49 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1991.49 updated: 2022-06-04 09:01:18.200000 Statuette of a Horse, 750–725 BC. Greek, Geometric, probably Arcadian. Bronze; overall: 7.3 cm (2 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Seventy-fifth anniversary gift of Dr. Leo Mildenberg in memory of John D. Cooney 1991.49 title: Statuette of a Horse title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: 750–725 BC creation date earliest: -750 creation date latest: -725 current location: 102B Greek creditline: Seventy-fifth anniversary gift of Dr. Leo Mildenberg in memory of John D. Cooney copyright: --- culture: Greek, Geometric, probably Arcadian technique: bronze department: Greek and Roman Art collection: GR - Greek type: Sculpture find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- measurements: Overall: 7.3 cm (2 7/8 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: Notable Acquisitions opening date: 1991-06-07T04:00:00 Notable Acquisitions. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 7-September 15, 1991). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE --- fun fact: Horses were among the most frequently depicted creatures in the Greek Geometric period. digital description: A small but powerful status symbol, this solid-cast horse may have served as a dedication in a Greek religious sanctuary. The long tail helps to steady the figurine for standing, but the perforated base also suggests suspension, perhaps from a tree or sanctuary structure. With their balanced proportions and radically stylized silhouettes, such horses epitomize the clarity of Greek Geometric design. wall description: --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS Kozloff, Ariellé P. "Notable Acquisitions." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 78, no. 3 (1991): 63-147. page number: Reproduced and Mentioned: p. 68 url: https://www.jstor.org/stable/25161319 Kozloff, Arielle, and Nino Urushadze. "Animal Style Bronze Art and Its Closest Parallels: A Bronze Belt and Axe Head." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 81, no. 5 (1994): 118-39. page number: Reproduced and Mentioned: p. 126 url: https://www.jstor.org/stable/25161453 --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1991.49/1991.49_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1991.49/1991.49_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1991.49/1991.49_full.tif