Bronze horse

South Italian

ca. 570–560 BCE

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 155

Walking; long, slender body, short legs, a long tail reaching to the base, to which it is attached; solid cast.

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Title: Bronze horse
Period: Archaic
Date: ca. 570–560 BCE
Culture: South Italian
Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: Overall: 6 5/8 x 6 1/8in. (16.8 x 15.5cm)
Classification: Bronzes
Credit Line: Lent in 1907 by Junius Spencer Morgan (1867–1932) and given by his heirs in 1958-1959
Object Number: 58.180.1
Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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