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Amazon on Horseback

Date1897
MediumBronze with black varnish patina
ClassificationsSculpture
Dimensions25 x 18½ x 13 3/8 in.
63.5 x 47.0 x 34.0 cm
Credit LineFounders Society Purchase, Robert H. Tannahill Foundation Fund, and funds from William and Ellen Taubman
Object number1990.4
DescriptionHelmeted nude woman astride a horse whose left front and back legs are raised. She is in the act of throwing a spear with her right hand while she grasps the horses mane with her left.
On View
On view
Locations
  • Exhibition   Demo Museum (Hanover Square), Level 3, European Sculpture & Decorative, Gallery 6
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