Greece, Geometric Period, 900 to 700 BCE. This is a small grey-beige pottery sculpture of a horse with delicate, symmetrical features, from an important time period in Greek history. The Geometric Period was when many of the trends that would define Classical Greece began: there was an explosion in population leading to the development of proto-urban centers and the construction of monumental temples and sanctuaries; writing, lost after the Mycenaean period, returned to Greece, and along with it came the writing down of The Iliad and The Odyssey for the first time; finally, much of the artwork of the period depicts scenes of gods that would later become codified as the official Greek state religion. As would be expected in a time period that in retrospect seems obsessed with epic themes, horses, chariots, and warriors were the most commonly depicted things in Geometric Period art. This horse, with its long neck and mane and charming facial features, reminds us of the importance of these stately animals to our intellectual forebears. Size: 3"L x 3"H x 1-1/2"W (7.6 cm x 7.6 cm x 3.8 cm).

Provenance: Ex-private Bates Collection, Clarksville, IA, ex-Joel Malter Collection, acquired before 1990

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