id: 160295 accession number: 1998.173 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1998.173 updated: 2023-01-11 08:27:35.288000 Statuette of a Horse, 750–700 BC. Greek, Geometric, probably Corinthian. 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 title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: 750–700 BC creation date earliest: -750 creation date latest: -700 current location: 102B Greek creditline: John L. Severance Fund copyright: --- culture: Greek, Geometric, probably Corinthian technique: bronze department: Greek and Roman Art collection: GR - Greek type: Sculpture find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- measurements: Overall: 11.5 x 10 x 2.6 cm (4 1/2 x 3 15/16 x 1 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: Intimate Rituals and Personal Devotions: Spiritual Art Through the Ages opening date: 2000-07-16T00:00:00 Intimate Rituals and Personal Devotions: Spiritual Art Through the Ages. Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art, Gainesville, FL (organizer) (July 16, 2000-January 14, 2001). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH date: 1998- footnotes: citations: --- fun fact: The triangular perforations in this statuette’s base give an impression of translucence, perhaps alluding to water. digital description: Cast using the lost-wax process, this bronze horse with perforated stand is conceived in profile, its balanced and stylized forms designed for clarity and legibility. Among thousands of bronze animal figurines produced across the Greek world in the Geometric period, this example stands out for its intact condition and large size. Although lacking a known findspot, its form suggests that it may have been produced in a Corinthian workshop. 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. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS Cleveland Museum of Art, “New Cleveland Indian Arrives at the CMA,” November 27, 1998, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives. page number: url: https://archive.org/details/cmapr4223 Perkins, Larry David. Intimate Rituals and Personal Devotions: Spiritual Art Through the Ages. Gainesville, Fla: University of Florida, Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art, 2000. page number: pp. 42 & 73 url: Cleveland Museum of Art. The CMA Companion: A Guide to the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2014. page number: Mentioned and reproduced: P. 77 url: Cleveland Museum of Art. Museum Masters: 2016-17 Companion Guide. [Cleveland, Ohio]: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2016. page number: Mentioned and Reproduced: P. 12 url: Hovaguimian, Vroni. Images and Words. North Charleston, SC: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2015. page number: p. 122 url: --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1998.173/1998.173_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1998.173/1998.173_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1998.173/1998.173_full.tif