Hellenistic
Terracotta statuette of a horse
The solid horse was originally part of a chariot group. The fabric, a grayish buff with abundant small dark inclusions, is consistent with the reported provenance of the figurine, Kourion. H. 5 5/16 in. (13.5 cm)
Classification
- Object type
- Terracotta figurine
- Motif
- Horse
- Material
- Clay
- Date
- 325 - 300 BC
- Place of production
- Cyprus
Collection
Provenance
- Said to be from the temple of Apollo Hylates at Kourion, Cyprus
References
- Cesnola, Luigi Palma di. 1894. A Descriptive Atlas of the Cesnola Collection of Cypriote Antiquities in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Vol. 2. pl. LXXIV.667, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company.Metropolitan Museum of Art. 1895. The Terracottas and Pottery of the Cesnola Collection of Cypriote Antiquities in Halls 4 and 15. no. 327, p. 28, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 2280, p. 360, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Karageorghis, Vassos, Gloria Merker, and Joan R. Mertens. 2016. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Terracottas. no. 279, pp. 163-64, 262, Online Publication, [CD-Rom 2004], New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Identifiers
- Accession no.
- 74.51.1809, Metropolitan Museum of Art
- In catalogues
- Myres 1914, no. 2280
- Karageorghis 2016, no. 279
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