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Greek craftsmen were expert at incorporating animal forms into the design of showy bronze vessels. Here, the foreparts of winged horses seem to emerge from the rim of the plate.
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Title: Bronze plate
Period: Archaic
Date: 2nd half of the 6th century BCE
Culture: Greek
Medium: Bronze
Dimensions:
H. 11 1/4 in. (28.6 cm)
diameter 14 3/4 in. (37.5 cm)
Classification: Bronzes
Credit Line: Gift of Norbert Schimmel, 1986
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