Archaic II

Terracotta horse and rider

The rider here is a warrior equipped with crested helmet and shield. The horse has a topknot, thick tail, and tasseled frontlet on its chest. These features are characteristic of the horses from Kourion that have been found in great number at the sanctuary of Apollo Hylates. Warrior iconography was particularly suitable for a male divinity. H. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm)

Classification

Object type: Terracotta figurine
Motifs: Horse, Human figure
Material: Clay
Period: Iron AgeCypro-ArchaicCypro-Archaic II
Date: 650 - 550 BC
Place of production: probablyCyprus

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Accession No.

74.51.1778

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance

References

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