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Alternative Title
Svaldifari
Description
A large glazed ceramic bay horse with four white socks (leg markings) and a white stripe on its face. The horse figurine is painted with a black forelock, mane, dorsal stripe and tail. It stands on four feet in an alert, but relaxed pose. The figurine stands on a slim rectangular base. The underside of the base is marked "Made in Japan."
51. Svaldifari. In Scandinavian mythology, the stallion who begot upon Loki, when temporarily the god of mischief had assumed the form of a mare, the eight-legged horse, Sleipnir, upon which Odin the All-Father rode customarily about the heavens.
A gift from Nemattanon, Called Don Luis de Velasco.
Dimensions (Length x Width x Height in cm)
15.7 x 5 x 14.5
Personal Name Subject
Cabell, James Branch, 1879-1958
Topical Subject
Horses; Figurines; Mythology, Norse; Spanish--Colonization--America; Indigenous peoples--America
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 51, Svaldifari, James Branch Cabell Horse Figurine collection, M 377, Box 2, Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, Virginia Commonwealth University.
File Name
m377_i051.jpg