id:			160295
accession number:	1998.173
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1998.173
updated:		2020-05-18 09:03:33.799000

Statuette of a Horse, 750-700 BC. Greece, Corinth, 8th century BC. Bronze; overall: 11.5 x 10 x 2.6 cm (4 1/2 x 3 15/16 x 1 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1998.173

title:				Statuette of a Horse
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creation date:			750-700 BC
creation date earliest:		750
creation date latest:		700
current location:		102B Greek
creditline:			John L. Severance Fund
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culture:	Greece, Corinth, 8th century BC
technique:	bronze
department:	Greek and Roman Art
collection:	GR - Greek
type:		Sculpture
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CREATORS

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measurements: Overall: 11.5 x 10 x 2.6 cm (4 1/2 x 3 15/16 x 1 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Intimate Rituals and Personal Devotions: Spiritual Art Through the Ages
	opening date:   2000-07-16T00:00:00
	<i>Intimate Rituals and Personal Devotions: Spiritual Art Through the Ages</i>. Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art, Gainesville, FL (organizer) (July 16, 2000-January 14, 2001).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* Gainesville, FL: University of Florida. Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art. "Intimate Rituals and Personal Devotions: Spiritual Art Through the Ages" 8/12/00 - 1/14/01

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PROVENANCE

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fun fact: 
Look closely at the base of this horse; the triangular shapes are likely an attempt to depict the translucence of water.

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wall description: 
This cast bronze horse was produced by a Corinthian workshop. Just over 60 examples are known from this workshop tradition. Among this group, this statuette is one of the most outstanding. At 11.5 centimeters in height, it is also one of the largest Corinthian horses, and is also completely intact. Conceived in profile, the horse's form has been abstracted and balanced in a wonderful proportional harmony that appears strikingly modern. Cast using the lost-wax process, this bronze horse on a perforated stand has balanced proportions and radically stylized formal elements designed for clarity and legibility.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Cleveland Museum of Art, “New Cleveland Indian Arrives at the CMA,” November 27, 1998, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives.
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	url:		https://archive.org/details/cmapr4223

	Hovaguimian, Vroni. Images and Words. North Charleston, SC: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2015.
	page number: 	122
	url:		

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IMAGES

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print:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1998.173/1998.173_print.jpg
full:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1998.173/1998.173_full.tif