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Alternative Title
Rudiobus
Description
A medium-sized ceramic horse figurine that stands upright with its head raised and its nose pointed upward. The texture of the mane, forelock and tail have been molded into the figurine, which is glazed with yellow, green, brown, and white patches. "China" is painted on the underside to indicate the figurine's country of manufacture.
44. Rudiobus. The Horse god worshipped by the Gauls in and about Orléans, where an image of this deity is yet preserved.
Exhibit label:
RUDIOBUS, THE HORSE GOD OF ORLEANS.
A gift from Smire, Poietes, the Peripatetic Episcopalian.
—Smire.
Dimensions (Length x Width x Height in cm)
6 x 1 x 8
Personal Name Subject
Cabell, James Branch, 1879-1958
Topical Subject
Horses; Figurines; Mythology, Celtic; Gauls
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 44, Rudiobus, James Branch Cabell Horse Figurine collection, M 377, Box 1, Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, Virginia Commonwealth University.
File Name
m377_i044.jpg