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Alternative Title
Alsvidur
Description
A medium-sized glazed ceramic horse figurine. The figurine is painted turquoise with black eyes and nostrils. The texture of its mane, tail, and face are slightly indicated in the molding. "China" is painted on its belly to indicate country of origin.
3. Alsvidur. The horse of Mani, the Moon god, in Scandinavian mythology.
Exhibit label:
ALSVIDUR, THE HORSE OF MANI.
A gift from Clitandre the Highwayman.
—The Book of Clitandre, in Smith.
Dimensions (Length x Width x Height in cm)
6.5 x 2 x 6.5
Personal Name Subject
Cabell, James Branch, 1879-1958
Topical Subject
Horses; Figurines; Mythology, Norse; Gods, Norse
City/Location
Richmond (Va.)
Genre
figures (representations)
Type
Physical Object
Digital Format
image/jpg
Language
eng
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Rights
This material is protected by copyright, and copyright is held by VCU. You are permitted to use this material in any way that is permitted by copyright. In addition, this material is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International license (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). Acknowledgment of Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is required.
Collection
James Branch Cabell Horse Figurine Collection
Source
Horse 3, Alsvidur, James Branch Cabell Horse Figurine collection, M 377, Box 3, Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, Virginia Commonwealth University.
File Name
m377_i003.jpg