Sculpture of a horse (Olympia B 1741)

The Sculpture of a Horse is an Archaic bronze sculpture. It was discovered at Olympia during excavations in 1939 and is now displayed in the Archaeological Museum of Olympia. The sculpture's creation is dated to the early 7th century BC.

The sculpture is 45.5 cm high and 47 cm long. It was discovered in an archaic fountain under the mosaic floor of the House of Nero. It is heavily dented, but almost entirely intact; only the ends of the legs and the tail have been broken off. The curved tail had been snapped off, but it has been reattached to the sculpture. Originally, the sculpture would have been about half a metre tall.

The horse is artistically and stylistically modest, and its execution is not outstanding, but it is of great art historical interest. It represents a unique transitional piece, between the small scale of the Geometric style and the larger scale of the Archaic period, in …

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