Statuette of a Horse and Rider

Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium

575-525 BCE

Greek; Boeotia

The horse has conical ears, a stiff mane and thick tail, all painted with brown lines. The eyes are circular protrusions with painted centers. On the back, behind the rider is a D shape with a line through it. The legs are ringed with lines. The rider is rudimentary, with short legs, arms grasping the horse’s neck and a bulbous head with a slash for the month. The top of the head is painted which extends down the spine and each leg and arm.

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium

Culture: Ancient Greek
Title: Statuette of a Horse and Rider
Place: Dhodhóni (Object found in)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: 575 BCE–525 BCE
Medium: terracotta
Dimensions: 11.4 × 13 × 5.6 cm (4 1/2 × 5 1/8 × 2 3/16 in.)
Credit Line: George W. Sheldon Fund
Reference Number: 1924.1054
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Bulletin of the Art Institute of Chicago, vol. XIX (1925), p. 27.

Art Institute of Chicago, Of Gods and Glamour: The Mary and Michael Jaharis Galleries of Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Art, Gallery 151, November 11, 2012-March 28, 2018.

George Vomvilas; sold to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1924.

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