{"id":16476,"date":"2026-02-28T17:18:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T17:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=16476"},"modified":"2026-03-02T17:56:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T17:56:33","slug":"horse-head-from-olympia-17-5-cm","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/el\/product\/horse-head-from-olympia-17-5-cm\/","title":{"rendered":"Horse Head from Olympia 17,5 cm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"178\" data-end=\"654\">Dating to approximately 750\u2013700 BCE, during the Archaic period, the original piece reflects the rising artistic and religious expression of early Greek city-states. The authentic artifact is preserved today in the <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Archaeological Museum of Olympia<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"656\" data-end=\"1454\">In ancient Greece, horses symbolized wealth, status, and aristocratic power. Small sculptural representations such as this were dedicated by worshippers at major sanctuaries, especially at Olympia, a pan-Hellenic religious center devoted to Zeus. These offerings were often presented in gratitude for victory, prosperity, or divine favor. The stylized features\u2014elongated muzzle, alert ears, and defined mane\u2014reflect the geometric and early Archaic artistic style that emphasized abstraction and symbolic strength rather than realism. Produced in workshops across the Peloponnese, such figures embody the spiritual devotion and competitive spirit that defined early Greek culture. This replica captures the noble simplicity and sacred character of one of antiquity\u2019s earliest equine representations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"35d0bf50-09ff-4d35-bc78-60b398f5ad92\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-2\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[1px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full wrap-break-word dark markdown-new-styling\">\n<p data-start=\"1456\" data-end=\"1558\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">This sculptural replica is inspired by the renowned <em data-start=\"268\" data-end=\"293\">Horse Head from Olympia<\/em>, an early Greek votive figure discovered at the Sanctuary of Zeus in <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Olympia<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex items-center justify-center\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":16477,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"product_cat":[17,18,445,45],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-16476","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","product_cat-sculptures","product_cat-bronze-sculptures","product_cat-collection-iii","product_cat-horses"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/16476","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16476"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16477"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16476"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=16476"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=16476"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}