Description
The fine steed has indentations on both sides of its body, indicating that it was once harnessed and pulled a carriage. Substituting a real horse, it accompanied a tomb occupant into the afterlife.
Provenance
Samuel Hubert Minkenhof [1879–1956], Amsterdam, Netherlands, and New York, NY (by 1951); Hart Collection, New York, NY; (J. E. Eskenazi, Ltd., London, England, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art) (?–1977); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1977–)
Accession Number
1977.57
Medium
bronze
Dimensions
Overall: 6.5 cm (2 9/16 in.)
Classification
Sculpture
Credit Line
Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund
