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Alternative Title
Dinos
Description
A large sturdy glazed ceramic horse that is painted turquoise. It stands on four legs and leans its head slightly downward as if snorting. The mane and short tail appear as twisted or braided like rope. Forms a pair with Horse 33.
20. Dinos. One of the man-eating mares of Diomed of Thrace, to capture which was the eighth labor of Hercules.
A gift from Captain José Gasparilla, the King of Pirates.
Dimensions (Length x Width x Height in cm)
11 x 4 x 13
Personal Name Subject
Cabell, James Branch, 1879-1958; Gaspar, José, 1756-1821
Topical Subject
Horses; Figurines; Mythology, Greek; Heracles (Greek mythological character)
City/Location
Richmond (Va.)
Genre
figures (representations)
Type
Physical Object
Digital Format
image/jpg
Language
eng
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Rights
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Collection
James Branch Cabell Horse Figurine Collection
Source
Horse 20, Dinos, James Branch Cabell Horse Figurine collection, M 377, Box 3, Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, Virginia Commonwealth University.
File Name
m377_i020.jpg