Terracotta Horse and Rider Figure

Terracotta Horse and Rider Figure

Description:

Terracotta figure of horse and rider; hand-made; horseman wears a tall peaked cap; the horse has a prominent breast-flat and mane; buff clay with red and black painted decoration on the body of the animal and rider.


Dimensions: Height: 11.60 centimetres


Object Type: figure


Techniques: painted; handmade

Period:

Archaic I

Date:

700 - 600 BC

Collection:

British Museum

Provenance:

Episkopi-Bamboula

Accession Number:

1896,0201.220