Harvard Art Museums > 1920.44.26: Head of Horse 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"Head of Horse , 1920.44.26,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 18, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/292598. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1920.44.26 Title Head of Horse Classification Sculpture Work Type sculpture, statuette Date 4th century BCE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Cyprus Period Hellenistic period Culture Greek Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/292598 Physical Descriptions Medium Terracotta Dimensions 4 cm (1 9/16 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Miss Elizabeth Gaskell Norton, Boston, MA and Miss Margaret Norton, Cambridge, MA (by 1920), gift; to the Fogg Museum, 1920. Note: The Misses Norton were daughters of Charles Elliot Norton (1827-1908). Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of the Misses Norton Accession Year 1920 Object Number 1920.44.26 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 Small head of a horse, broken off above chest. Horse is in profile, back in flat and unmodeled. Mane is indicated with straight incised lines. Muscles of jaw and mouth prominent. Pale, reddish brown clay. 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
