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Horse Head
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Horse Head

700s BCE · terracotta

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

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.

Cleveland Museum of Art’s own description
Credit lineHorse Head, 700s BCE. Italy, Villanova, Etruscan. Terracotta; overall: 8.1 x 6 x 1.9 cm (3 3/16 x 2 3/8 x 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Keith P. Smith, 1985.178

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