Horse 19, Cyllaros

A large glazed ceramic bay horse with white stockings (markings) on its forelegs and a white stripe on its face. The tail is short. It appears to be a young horse standing on four long legs with an arched neck and head bent slightly downward. Similar in style to Horse 15.19. Cyllaros. In Greek mythology, the horse of Castor, the mortal son of Leda, by her husband Tyndareus, King of Sparta.Exhibit label:CYLLAROS, THE HORSE OF CASTOR.A gift from Colonel Henry Esmond of Castlewood-in-Virginia.—"Colonel Esmond of Virginia," in Let Me Lie.