Archaic II
Horse and rider
The style of this figurine, with helmeted rider and horse's harness in relief and decoration in colored paint, is typical of Kourion. H. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm)
Classification
- Object type
- Terracotta figurine
- Decoration techniques
- Painted, Relief and applied
- Motifs
- Horse, Human figure
- Material
- Clay
- Date
- 600 - 480 BC
- Place of production
- probablyCyprus
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.661, 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. 385, p. 32, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 2272, p. 360, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Karageorghis, Vassos, Joan Mertens, and Marice E. Rose. 2000. Ancient Art from Cyprus: The Cesnola Collection in The Metropolitan Museum of Art. no. 246, pp. 154-55, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Karageorghis, Vassos, Gloria Merker, and Joan R. Mertens. 2016. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Terracottas. no. 105, pp. 63-64, 256, Online Publication, [CD-Rom 2004], New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Identifiers
- Accession no.
- 74.51.1781, Metropolitan Museum of Art
- In catalogues
- Myres 1914, no. 2272
- Karageorghis 2000, no. 246
- Karageorghis 2016, no. 105
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