Detail View: The AMICA Library: Horse
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AMICA ID:
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MIA_.69.35
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AMICA Library Year:
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1998
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Object Type:
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Sculpture
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Creator Name:
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Unknown
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Creator Nationality:
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European; Southern European; Greek
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Creator Role:
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sculptor
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Creator Name-CRT:
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artist unknown
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Title:
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Horse
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View:
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Side
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Creation Date:
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8th century B.C.
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Creation Start Date:
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-799
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Creation End Date:
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-700
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Materials and Techniques:
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bronze
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Classification Term:
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bronze
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Dimensions:
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H.3-3/4 x W.3-3/4 in.
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Component Measured:
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overall
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Measurement Unit:
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in
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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Owner Location:
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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ID Number:
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69.35
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Credit Line:
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The Putnam Dana McMillan Fund
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Rights:
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Context:
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Bronze figurines of humans, birds and animals constitute the earliest form of freestanding Greek sculpture. This diminutive horse, found at Olympia, may have been dedicated as a votive offering in the sanctuary there. Horse votives were also common burial items in early Greek tombs, due to the belief that they symbolically conveyed dead men's souls to the eternal sphere. With its stylized mane and funnel head, this horse typifies the "geometric" style. Its anatomical structure is radically simplified, including only minimal indications of naturalistic details. The total effect depends on the flowing contours of the nearly abstract forms. The pierced design on the base suggests that the object served as a seal. |
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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MIA_.1690c.tif
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