Horse and rider - image 1

Hellenistic

Horse and rider

The figurine is handmade and solid, with a mold-made face. The horse's muzzle, part of the forelegs and right hind leg, and the entire left hind leg are missing. The rider wears a cloak over his shoulders; the edges of the cloth are joined by an oval clasp on the chest. A small animal is tucked under his left arm and over his hip. H. 6 3/8 in. (16.2 cm)

Date

399 - 200 BC

Accession No.

74.51.1783

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance

  • From CyprusSaid to be from the temple of Apollo Hylates at Kourion

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. LXXIII.659, 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. 535, p. 43, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 2274, 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. 282, pp. 166, 262, Online Publication, [CD-Rom 2004], New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.