Classical
Horse and rider
The figurine, in the Kourion style, is handmade and solid. The rider's face is mold-made. The horse's head may be mold-made as well. The horse has a large head with depressions for the nostrils, a slit mouth, and a prominent forelock between the ears. H. 6 1/16 in. (15.4 cm)
Classification
- Object type
- Terracotta figurine
- Motifs
- Horse, Human figure
- Material
- Clay
- Date
- 350 - 300 BC
- Place of production
- Cyprus
Accession No.
74.51.1785
Collection
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.657, 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. 471, p. 39, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 2273, 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. 281, pp. 165-66, 262, Online Publication, [CD-Rom 2004], New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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