The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of August 10, 2022

Horse Head

700s BC

Italy, Villanova, Etruscan

Terracotta

Overall: 8.1 x 6 x 1.9 cm (3 3/16 x 2 3/8 x 3/4 in.)

Gift of Keith P. Smith 1985.178

Location

102D Pre-Roman

Fun Fact

The backside of this horse head is unworked.

Description

Probably mold-made, this terracotta horse head is finely modeled in high relief, its burnished surface embellished with carefully rendered details such as a textured mane and bared teeth.

Provenance
?-1985
Keith P. Smith, Bath, OH, gifted to the Cleveland Museum of Art
1985-
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1985.178