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Hippocamp3rd century B.C.

Not on view
Terracotta sculpture of a rearing hippocampus — horse with fish tail — with cream and pale pink painted surface, mounted on a rocky gray base
Earthenware figure of a rearing horse with forelegs raised, mounted on a textured oval base suggesting rocky ground; traces of pale pink and white pigment remain on the buff clay surface.
Terracotta sculpture of a rearing horse with forelegs raised, mounted on a rocky base; remnants of pale pink and white pigment visible on the weathered tan surface.
Earthenware tomb figure of a galloping horse emerging from a rounded mound base, with front legs raised and tail extended; pale gray clay surface with weathered texture and a circular opening in the base.
Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Hippocamp
Culture
Greek
Place Made
Italy, Sicily (Centuripe)
Date Made
3rd century B.C.
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
6 7/8 × 12 1/4 × 3 1/4 in. (17.5 × 31.1 × 8.3 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Varya and Hans Cohn
Accession Number
AC1992.152.13
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
European Painting and Sculpture: Greek and Roman
Selected Bibliography
  • Esguerra, Clarissa, and Michaela Hansen. Lee Alexander McQueen: Mind, Mythos, Muse. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2022.
  • Esguerra, Clarissa M., Michaela Hansen, Katie Somerville, and Danielle Whitfield, editors. Alexander McQueen: Mind, Mythos, Muse. Melbourne: National Gallery of Victoria; Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2022.