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Alternative Title
Hrimfaxi
Description
A small, white, glazed ceramic horse figurine standing upright its ears laid back and its tail curled. The texture of the mane, face and hooves has been molded into the statue.
29. Hrimfaxi. In Scandinavian mythology, the luminous horse (though sometimes represented as sable-colored) of Nott, or Night. From its bit was supposed to fall the frost and the dew.
Exhibit label:
HRIMFAXI, THE HORSE OF NOTT.
A gift from Messire Ninzian of Yair, the High Bailiff of Upper Ardra.
—"The Candid Footprint" in The Silver Stallion.
Dimensions (Length x Width x Height in cm)
5 x 2 x 5.5
Personal Name Subject
Cabell, James Branch, 1879-1958
Topical Subject
Horses; Figurines; Mythology, Norse
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 29, Hrimfaxi, James Branch Cabell Horse Figurine collection, M 377, Box 1, Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, Virginia Commonwealth University.
File Name
m377_i029.jpg