Horse Head
700s BC
Maker Unknown
Greek and Roman Art
Horse Head, 700s BC. Italy, Villanova, Etruscan. Terracotta; overall: 8.1 x 6 x 1.9 cm (3 3/16 x 2 3/8 x 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Keith P. Smith 1985.178 Probably mold-made, this terracotta horse head is finely modeled in high relief, its burnished surface embellished with carefully rendered details such as a textured mane and bared teeth. The backside of this horse head is unworked.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Ceramic
- Formatted Medium
- terracotta
- Medium
- terracotta
- Dimensions
- Overall: 8.1 x 6 x 1.9 cm (3 3/16 x 2 3/8 x 3/4 in.)
- Departments
- Greek and Roman Art
- Accession Number
- 1985.178
- Credit Line
- Gift of Keith P. Smith
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 102D Pre-Roman
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