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THE BRONZES
No crupper. Legs short and thick. No shoul-
ders, hips, knees, or hocks. Tail descends in
curve to base. Body not undercut. Between
hind legs remains a wall of metal, though it is
undercut or hollowed out a little in front and
rear. No sign of sex. Neck a flat ellipse,
thinner at back than in front, joined to body
at obtuse angle, with easy curve. Head rather
flat. Mouth indicated, but not eyes. Ears
rudimentary. No mane. Base of flatiron shape,
plain on top. Bottom has one lengthwise line
a little to right of centre, also some irregular
lines at front and back and irregular diamond
pattern at centre. Head, back, and body of
free geometric style. Neck shows naturalistic
influences. Base probably geometric, although
the rude engraving might belong to any time.1
16. Horse with base. From Northwest Build-
ing, 1894. Bits of legs and tail broken off. Solid.
Height, 0.03 m. Length, 0.055 in. Length of
base, 0.032 m. Width, 0.016 m. Body short
and cylindrical, swelling quickly into shoulders
and hips. Crupper high and round. Shoulders
and hips attached as in Nos. 10 and 11, but more
f reel}'. Hips light as compared with shoulders.
Knees shown by bend; hocks indicated plas-
tically. Body not undercut in front, but cut
out broadly between hind legs. Sex not shown.
The animal is shown as looking forward and
down. Neck nearly cylindrical. Ears project
forward and up. Eyes formed by two holes
close together. Mouth open, and on left side
are notches, probably to imitate teeth. Notches
not so plain on right. Upper side of base plain.
Bottom ornamented with transverse zigzags
arranged to make double line of arrowheads.
No border. Base is geometric; body and legs
also of less severe type (b). Neck and head
naturalistic.2
Plate LXXIV.
17. Horse with base detached. Found below
east end of Cyclopean wall, 1893. Legs and
tail broken, stubs remaining on base. Badly pre-
served. Solid. Height, with base, 0.068 m.
Length of base, 0.0515 m. Body cylindrical,
but short. Crupper fairly high. Neck attached
angularly. Fore quarters heavy, showing con-
siderable attempt to imitate nature. Hind
quarters lighter. Hocks carefully modeled.
Body not undercut in front, and but slightly
1 Cf. animals of so-called terra-cotta style ; Olympia,
Nos. 128, 130, 135, etc.
2 Style not paralleled at Olympia, but cf. with Olympia,
between hind legs. Sex not indicated. Neck
flat, but not thin ; only slightly curved. Mane
not indicated. Head short. Eyes shown by
two holes3 bored from sides. Beneath eyes
and running back are the ears. Upper side of
base has row of dots at back near edge, and
apparently a double row on right side. Bottom
divided by line made by cutting either side of
it into lengthwise fields, each of which is en-
graved with two parallel zigzag lines. These
lines produce effects of zigzag in relief, with line
of tooth-ornament also in relief at either side.
In this figure the freer and more natural shajie
of body and shoulders, lack of undercutting,
and greater thickness of neck are marks of
emancipation from the geometric style, which,
however, is still shown in the base, and in the
flatness of neck.
NATURALISTIC STYLE.
Plate LXXIV.
18. Horse (uncertain whether originally with
base). Provenience unknown. Ears, legs, and
tail broken. Solid. Height, 0.057 m. Length,
0.08 m. Body full, tends to cylindrical form.
Back terminates in ridge from tip to tail. Body
long, crupper slight. Shoulders slight, but full
in front. Hips carefully marked. Hock indi-
cated. Cut roughly between hind legs, but not
undercut. No mark of sex. On middle of
back two short cuts, and three at base of neck,
which is short and thick. Neck thicker behind
than in geometric types, and has sort of dewlap
in front. Head short and thick. Eye indi-
cated by circle. Forehead between eyes high,
and marked by arrowhead over nose. This
animal shows no true geometric influence, but
imitates nature in manner of early archaic
period, scarcely any detail being correct.
2. DEER.
GEOMETRIC STYLE.
Type a. Rigid.
Plate LXXIII.
19. Deer with antlers, on base. From north-
west corner of West Building, 1894. Fair pre-
servation. Solid. Height, 0.0525 m. Length,
0.037 m. Length of base, 0.021 m. Width of
base, 0.0135 in. Body short and rather flat.
Nos. 181 ff., regarded by Furtwangler as geometric of
exceptional naturalism. For base, cf. Olympia, No. 217 a.
3 Now appear as groove, owing to bad preservation.
THE BRONZES
No crupper. Legs short and thick. No shoul-
ders, hips, knees, or hocks. Tail descends in
curve to base. Body not undercut. Between
hind legs remains a wall of metal, though it is
undercut or hollowed out a little in front and
rear. No sign of sex. Neck a flat ellipse,
thinner at back than in front, joined to body
at obtuse angle, with easy curve. Head rather
flat. Mouth indicated, but not eyes. Ears
rudimentary. No mane. Base of flatiron shape,
plain on top. Bottom has one lengthwise line
a little to right of centre, also some irregular
lines at front and back and irregular diamond
pattern at centre. Head, back, and body of
free geometric style. Neck shows naturalistic
influences. Base probably geometric, although
the rude engraving might belong to any time.1
16. Horse with base. From Northwest Build-
ing, 1894. Bits of legs and tail broken off. Solid.
Height, 0.03 m. Length, 0.055 in. Length of
base, 0.032 m. Width, 0.016 m. Body short
and cylindrical, swelling quickly into shoulders
and hips. Crupper high and round. Shoulders
and hips attached as in Nos. 10 and 11, but more
f reel}'. Hips light as compared with shoulders.
Knees shown by bend; hocks indicated plas-
tically. Body not undercut in front, but cut
out broadly between hind legs. Sex not shown.
The animal is shown as looking forward and
down. Neck nearly cylindrical. Ears project
forward and up. Eyes formed by two holes
close together. Mouth open, and on left side
are notches, probably to imitate teeth. Notches
not so plain on right. Upper side of base plain.
Bottom ornamented with transverse zigzags
arranged to make double line of arrowheads.
No border. Base is geometric; body and legs
also of less severe type (b). Neck and head
naturalistic.2
Plate LXXIV.
17. Horse with base detached. Found below
east end of Cyclopean wall, 1893. Legs and
tail broken, stubs remaining on base. Badly pre-
served. Solid. Height, with base, 0.068 m.
Length of base, 0.0515 m. Body cylindrical,
but short. Crupper fairly high. Neck attached
angularly. Fore quarters heavy, showing con-
siderable attempt to imitate nature. Hind
quarters lighter. Hocks carefully modeled.
Body not undercut in front, and but slightly
1 Cf. animals of so-called terra-cotta style ; Olympia,
Nos. 128, 130, 135, etc.
2 Style not paralleled at Olympia, but cf. with Olympia,
between hind legs. Sex not indicated. Neck
flat, but not thin ; only slightly curved. Mane
not indicated. Head short. Eyes shown by
two holes3 bored from sides. Beneath eyes
and running back are the ears. Upper side of
base has row of dots at back near edge, and
apparently a double row on right side. Bottom
divided by line made by cutting either side of
it into lengthwise fields, each of which is en-
graved with two parallel zigzag lines. These
lines produce effects of zigzag in relief, with line
of tooth-ornament also in relief at either side.
In this figure the freer and more natural shajie
of body and shoulders, lack of undercutting,
and greater thickness of neck are marks of
emancipation from the geometric style, which,
however, is still shown in the base, and in the
flatness of neck.
NATURALISTIC STYLE.
Plate LXXIV.
18. Horse (uncertain whether originally with
base). Provenience unknown. Ears, legs, and
tail broken. Solid. Height, 0.057 m. Length,
0.08 m. Body full, tends to cylindrical form.
Back terminates in ridge from tip to tail. Body
long, crupper slight. Shoulders slight, but full
in front. Hips carefully marked. Hock indi-
cated. Cut roughly between hind legs, but not
undercut. No mark of sex. On middle of
back two short cuts, and three at base of neck,
which is short and thick. Neck thicker behind
than in geometric types, and has sort of dewlap
in front. Head short and thick. Eye indi-
cated by circle. Forehead between eyes high,
and marked by arrowhead over nose. This
animal shows no true geometric influence, but
imitates nature in manner of early archaic
period, scarcely any detail being correct.
2. DEER.
GEOMETRIC STYLE.
Type a. Rigid.
Plate LXXIII.
19. Deer with antlers, on base. From north-
west corner of West Building, 1894. Fair pre-
servation. Solid. Height, 0.0525 m. Length,
0.037 m. Length of base, 0.021 m. Width of
base, 0.0135 in. Body short and rather flat.
Nos. 181 ff., regarded by Furtwangler as geometric of
exceptional naturalism. For base, cf. Olympia, No. 217 a.
3 Now appear as groove, owing to bad preservation.