Mule-Head Attachment for a Couch
Greece, Hellenistic period · 200–100 BCE · Cleveland Museum of Art
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This bronze attachment in the shape of a mule’s head was once part of a fulcrum (armrest) for a banqueting couch. The mule’s mane flies upward, its mouth open and its ears pushed back against its head. The mule wears an ivy garland and a saddlecloth made from panther skin, two elements associated with the wine god Dionysos. The pattern on the panther skin, called a meander, was also extremely popular on Greek pottery.
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- Maker
- Greece, Hellenistic period
- Date
- 200–100 BCE
- Medium
- bronze
- Dimensions
- Overall: 20.4 x 18.3 cm (8 1/16 x 7 3/16 in.); with base: 25.4 cm (10 in.)
- Place of origin
- Greece
- Held by
- Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · On view · 102C Greek
- Credit line
- Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Image: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0