Big Ancient Greek Horse with Bowed Head Sculpture Handmade Hand Painted Craft Statue
Specifications
Height 58cm
Weight 7000gr
Material Bronze
Category Bronze, Sculptures, Statues, Greek Roman Mythology, Horses, Animals
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HANDMADE PRODUCT
Traditionally made with the method of casting bronze and with a museum-like oxidization.
Horses have been an important, if not vital, part of most great societies. This fact was no less true in Ancient Greek society where horses were held on a level just below the gods. According to I. Menegatos, a lecturer from the Agricultural University of Athens, there were eight different breeds of Greek horses. All eight breeds were valued equally as +IBw-majestic or awe-inspiring beasts.+IB0 This was especially true in scenes of battle.
In Greek society, horses were highly valued for several reasons. The main reason rested with the fact that horses represented wealth. With good pasture so expensive, horses remained a symbol of wealth throughout all of Greek history. They were used mainly for the +IBw-essentially upper-class pastimes of hunting and racing in peacetime and for cavalry service during wartime.+IB0 Although horses were generally purchased for use in the Greek cavalry, very little money came from the government for their upkeep. What did come was in the form of a loan, to be paid back upon the horse+IBk-s death or loss of usefulness.
