Greek Horse Sculpture

$40.00 at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

An artful gift inspired by The Met collection. This striking sculpture reproduces a bronze horse figure (8th century BCE) from Greece's Geometric period (ca. 900 to 700 BCE). The roots of classical Greece lie in this pivotal era, one of dramatic transformation that led to the establishment of primary Greek institutions such as the Greek alphabet and the city-state. Evidence for the Geometric culture survives in the form of epic poetry, archaeological records, and artistic representation, including votive…