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A GREEK TERRACOTTA HORSE AND RIDER
ARCHAIC PERIOD, CIRCA 520-500 B.C.
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A GREEK TERRACOTTA HORSE AND RIDER
Archaic Period, Circa 520-500 B.C.
Perhaps from Sicily, the horse with a barrel-shaped body and unarticulated legs and tail, its head mold-made, the rider's upper body also mold-made, his hand-modelled legs pressed tightly against the horse's flank
8¾ in. (22.2 cm) long
Archaic Period, Circa 520-500 B.C.
Perhaps from Sicily, the horse with a barrel-shaped body and unarticulated legs and tail, its head mold-made, the rider's upper body also mold-made, his hand-modelled legs pressed tightly against the horse's flank
8¾ in. (22.2 cm) long
Literature
Simon, The Kurashiki Ninagawa Museum, Greek, Etruscan and Roman Antiquities, no. 129.
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