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Terracotta statuette of a horse, Hellenistic Cypriot
Terracotta statuette of a horse, Hellenistic Cypriot, c. 325–300 BC. Metropolitan Museum of Art, 74.51.1810.Open Access by the MET

Hellenistic

Terracotta statuette of a horse

The horse, probably once part of a horse-and-rider group, is solid and possibly mold-made; the face is heavily retouched. This figurine may have been made in the same Kourion workshop as the horse statuette, 74.51.1809. H. 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm)

Classification

Object type
Terracotta figurine
Motif
Horse
Material
Clay
Period
Hellenistic and RomanHellenistic
Date
325 - 300 BC
Place of production
probablyCyprus
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Kourion-Sanctuary of Apollo Hylates

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Provenance

  • Said to be from the temple of Apollo Hylates at Kourion

References

Identifiers

Accession no.
74.51.1810, Metropolitan Museum of Art
In catalogues
  • Myres 1914, no. 2279
  • Karageorghis 2016, no. 294

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