Archaic I

Horse and rider

The figurine is handmade and solid. The rider sits near the rump of the horse, stretching his arms forward to touch the horse's mane. His head is tilted backward. H. 7 3/8 in. (18.7 cm)

Classification

Object type: Terracotta figurine
Motifs: Horse, Human figure
Material: Clay
Period: Iron AgeCypro-ArchaicCypro-Archaic I
Date: 750 - 600 BC
Place of production: probablyCyprus
Findspot: Ormidhia

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Accession No.

74.51.1768

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance

From CyprusSaid to be from Ormidhia

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. LXXI.648, 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. 323, p. 28, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 2089, p. 343, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Karageorghis, Vassos. 1995. The Coroplastic Art of Ancient Cyprus, Vol. 4. no. II(i)a.32, p. 66, pl. XXXIII.1, Nicosia: Foundation Anastasios G. Leventis.Karageorghis, Vassos, Gloria Merker, and Joan R. Mertens. 2016. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Terracottas. no. 99, pp. 60-61, 256, Online Publication, [CD-Rom 2004], New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.