Harvard Art Museums > 2002.60.9: Small Head of a Horse with Bridle Sculpture Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Small Head of a Horse with Bridle , 2002.60.9,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 20, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/148226. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2002.60.9 Title Small Head of a Horse with Bridle Classification Sculpture Work Type sculpture Places Creation Place: Africa, Ethiopia Culture Ethiopian Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/148226 Physical Descriptions Medium Terracotta, hand made Dimensions 5.6 x 2.7 x 7 cm (2 3/16 x 1 1/16 x 2 3/4 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Unknown Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of W.C. Burriss Young Accession Year 2002 Object Number 2002.60.9 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Head and upper neck of horse with mane pinched, trace of bridle or harness on both sides of mane just above break. Detailed bridle with straps extending along sides and top of muzzle marked by indented depressions. The deeply hollowed out eyes are outlined by raised circular ridge. The tip of the muzzle is flattened with ears projecting diagonally backward with tips broken off. Possibly part of a horse and rider statuette. Exhibition History Early Christian Africa: Arts of Transformation, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 08/31/2019 - 01/05/2020 Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
