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Alternative Title
Ruksh
Description
A small glazed ceramic horse figurine in a deep emerald green. The horse raises its right front hoof and stands on the other three legs. Its head is turned slightly to the left. The left ear has been chipped.
45. Ruksh. The horse of Rustam, the Persian hero, famous in legend and commemorated by Matthew Arnold in Sohrab and Rostam, in which poem Ruksh is described at considerable length.
Exhibit label:
RUKSH,THE HORSE RUSTAM.
A gift from Alfgar, King of Ecben.
Dimensions (Length x Width x Height in cm)
5.5 x 2 x 5
Personal Name Subject
Cabell, James Branch, 1879-1958; Arnold, Matthew, 1822-1888
Topical Subject
Horses; Figurines; Folklore--Iran; Rustam (Legendary character); Epic poetry, Persian
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 45, Ruksh, James Branch Cabell Horse Figurine collection, M 377, Box 1, Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, Virginia Commonwealth University.
File Name
m377_i045.jpg