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GEOMETRIC PERIOD, CIRCA 8TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
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FIVE GREEK BRONZE HORSES
geometric period, circa 8th-7th century b.c.
Each solid cast of stocky proportions, with cylindrical legs, some bent forward, others bent in, all with thick tails, long muzzles and upright ears, several with bulging eyes and incisions for the mouths
3.1/8 in. (7.9 cm.) long for the largest (5)
geometric period, circa 8th-7th century b.c.
Each solid cast of stocky proportions, with cylindrical legs, some bent forward, others bent in, all with thick tails, long muzzles and upright ears, several with bulging eyes and incisions for the mouths
3.1/8 in. (7.9 cm.) long for the largest (5)
Provenance
Collected by an American sculptress in Athens before the war, and by descent to her nephew Henry H. Sturtevant.
Literature
Zimmerman, Les Chevaux de Bronze dan l'Art Gomtrique Grec, p. 301, pl. 69, 21b (Crete, "Giamalakis" Group); P. 302, pl. 70, 43c (Crete, "Giamalakis" Group); p. 71, pl. 14, 189b (Arcadian); p. 73, pl. 16, 249b (Laconian influence) and p. 59, pl. 39, 2b (Argolid variety).