Hellenistic
Horse and rider
The figurine is handmade and solid, with a mold-made face. The horse's right foreleg and most of both hind legs are missing; the ears are chipped. The rider's headdress (a mitra) is only partially preserved, including the ends hanging in front, one end at the back, and a strip around the nape. H. 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm)
Classification
- Object type
- Terracotta figurine
- Motifs
- Horse, Human figure
- Material
- Clay
- Place of production
- probablyCyprus
- Date
- 399 - 200 BC
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.662, 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. 391, p. 33, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 2275, 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. 283, pp. 166-67, 262, Online Publication, [CD-Rom 2004], New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Identifiers
- Accession no.
- 74.51.1786, Metropolitan Museum of Art
- In catalogues
- Myres 1914, no. 2275
- Karageorghis 2016, no. 283
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