Goat

Sculpture

Museum of Antiquities - University of Saskatchewan

Catalogue Image

2015-00-00

Name/Title

Goat

Entry/Object ID

80G0332

Description

A small goat lying down. Head is up, looking towards the right, and right leg is bent, propped up on its hoof. Left hind leg is omitted.

Type of Sculpture

Statuette

Artwork Details

Medium

Resin

Context

Bronze original is from the rim of a bronze mixing bowl. Only meant to see from one side, which is why the left hind leg is omitted. Reminiscent of the more simplistic art style of the time.

Made/Created

Date made

520 BCE - 480 BCE

Time Period

Archaic

Ethnography

Culture/Tribe

Greek - Archaic

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

8 cm

Width

12 cm

Depth

5.5 cm

Research Notes

Research Type

Researcher

Notes

Richter, Gisella. A Handbook of Greek Art. Oxford University Press, 1965. 185 Public: No

Research Type

Researcher

Notes

Bonfante, Larissa. Etruscan Life and Afterlife. Detroit: Wayne State University, 1986. Public: No