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2,500 years ago a Greek sculptor began to outline this sculpture of a horse but, for reasons unknown, never completed it. The basic shape was incised into the limestone and was being roughly carved to size, with details like the bridle already indicated. From Sparta, c.500 BC.

2,500 years ago a Greek sculptor began to outline this sculpture of a horse but, for reasons unknown, never completed it. The basic shape was incised into the limestone and was being roughly carved to size, with details like the bridle already indicated. From Sparta, c.500 BC.