Bronze
Recovered from a shipwreck in the sea off Cape Artemision, Euboea, between 1928 and 1936/7
Hellenistic period, 2nd c. BCE, perhaps ca. 150-140 BCE
The statue was assembled in antiquity from parts cast with the lost-wax process. Parts of the horse, including the entire tail, are products of the modern restoration. The forepart and hindquarters of the horse were found eight years apart, do not have a physical join, and appear to be at slightly different scales, but S. Hemingway has argued that "a strong circumstantial argument can be made that the fragments do belong to the same statue." The right thigh of the horse bears a brand representing Nike with a wreath of victory.
In the collection of, and photographed on display in, the National Archaeological Museum, Athens, Greece
Inv. X 15177