Horse and rider - image 1

Archaic II

Horse and rider

The handmade and solid figurine is in the style of horse-riders from Amathus. H. 5 1/16 in. (12.9 cm)

Date

600 - 480 BC

Accession No.

74.51.1776

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance

  • From Cyprus

References

  • Metropolitan Museum of Art. 1895. The Terracottas and Pottery of the Cesnola Collection of Cypriote Antiquities in Halls 4 and 15. no. 533, p. 43, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 2091, p. 343, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Karageorghis, Vassos, Gloria Merker, and Joan R. Mertens. 2016. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Terracottas. no. 102, pp. 62, 256, Online Publication, [CD-Rom 2004], New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.