Lead figure of a horse
Unknown Artist
Small flat votive figurines of cast lead have been found in great quantities at the ancient sanctuaries of Laconia; over one hundred thousand, dating from the seventh century B.C. to the Classical period, were dedicated to the goddess Artemis Orthia in Sparta.
Credit: Gift of A. J. B. Wace, 1924
6th–5th century B.C.
Lead
3.1 x 3.1cm
24.195.102
Image and text © Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2018
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