Greek Horse Geometric Abstract Miniature Statue 8th Century BC 2.6H

A Horse Drawn in Triangles: The Greek Geometric Horse Statue

This Greek geometric horse statue reduces a horse to a pig's snout, pointed ears, and a notched base. It measures 2.625 in H x 2.625 in L x 1 in W in resin with a metal finish.

The original comes from the 8th century BC, when Greek artists simplified everything into patterns. It weighs only 2 oz.

Product Details

• Material: Resin with a metal finish
• Dimensions: 2.625 in H x 2.625 in L x 1 in W
• Weight: 2 oz
• Collection: Parastone Mouseion 3D Collection of museum replicas
• Original: Greek geometric style horse, 8th century BC
• Larger size: Greek Horse GRE02, 6.5 in H
• Product number: GRE01

A New Style Around 900 BC

Around 900 BC, Greek art changed. Painters decorated pottery with stylized silhouettes, and sculptors soon followed.

The horse was ideal for this simplification. Every bronze foundry on the Greek mainland developed its own variations.

Three Marks of the Type

Three features stayed constant: the pig's snout, the pointed ears, and the triangular notches in the base. Your 8th century BC horse replica has all three.

Such horses sometimes ornamented vases. Most stood alone as memorial statuettes.

The Met notes that horses symbolized aristocratic status and were common offerings at sanctuaries. This miniature Greek bronze horse recalls that tradition.

See more in the Greek and Roman Collection. Explore our Parastone Museum Replicas too.

Every Greek geometric horse statue reads as a pattern as well as an animal. This 8th century BC horse replica shows how Greek artists turned living things into clear shapes.

A Geometric period horse figurine like this fits easily beside a book. The miniature Greek bronze horse is a quiet piece of ancient Greek history.

Display and Care

At 2 oz, the Greek geometric horse statue fits a desk, shelf, or curio cabinet. Dust it with a soft dry brush. A larger Geometric period horse figurine is also offered.

Geometric Greece in Brief

The Geometric period lasted about 900 to 700 BC. It saw the rise of the Greek city-state and the Greek alphabet. Its art prized clarity and order. The Greek geometric horse statue shows that order in miniature.

For More Reading from the Web

• See an 8th century BC bronze horse at the Met, with its arched mane and pricked ears. Bronze Horse - The Metropolitan Museum of Art
• Read how Geometric art in ancient Greece valued clarity and order. Geometric Art in Ancient Greece - The Metropolitan Museum of Art