Archaic II
Horse and rider
The figurine is handmade and solid. The relatively large rider sits near the horse's rump. H. 6 3/16 in. (15.7 cm)
Date
600 - 480 BC
Accession No.
74.51.1779
Collection
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Provenance
- From CyprusSaid to be from a tomb at Alambra
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. LXIX.634, 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. 461, p. 38, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 2095, 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. 103, pp. 62-63, 256, Online Publication, [CD-Rom 2004], New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.