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Alternative Title
Philogeia
Description
A large ceramic horse figurine that stands attentively on all four feet. Details of the mane, tail, and hooves are included in the molding. The figurine stands on a rectangular base that acts as a pedestal. It appears to form a matched set with Horse 14.
39. Philogeia. In Greek mythology, in common with Brontë (q.v.), one of the horses of Helios the Sun god.
Exhibit label:
PHILOGEIA, HORSE OF THE SUN.
A gift from Ellen Glasgow.
—"Miss Glasgow of Virginia, " in Let Me Lie.
Dimensions (Length x Width x Height in cm)
12 x 5 x 12.5
Personal Name Subject
Cabell, James Branch, 1879-1958; Glasgow, Ellen, 1873-1945
Topical Subject
Horses; Figurines; Mythology, Greek
City/Location
Richmond (Va.)
Genre
figures (representations)
Type
Physical Object
Digital Format
image/jpg
Language
eng
Rights Statement URL
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 39, Philogeia, James Branch Cabell Horse Figurine collection, M 377, Box 2, Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, Virginia Commonwealth University.
File Name
m377_i039.jpg