figure (ritual & belief: representations); votive offering; grave good

Terracotta figurine of horse and rider, Cypriot. It is hand moulded from clay, and covered with white slip. The rider is modelled separately, with facial details – nose, beard, hair lappet, and ear - added. The horse has mane detail, pointed ears, and lumpy eyes. Below the chin is a snake of clay, possibly some form of adornment. It would originally have had more paint decoration than is now visible. The rider’s foot would have been black, and the trousers possibly red. The horse has traces of black and red striped decoration down the right side of the neck.

as a tomb gift

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
1318a
Date
circa 7th - 6th century BCE
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 147 mm x 139 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
clay; slip
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Archaeology
LOCATION
World Gallery > World Gallery Balcony > Horniman's Vision
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