Lot Essay
PUBLISHED:
The Art of Ancient Cyprus, p. 206, pl. 236.
The Art of Ancient Cyprus, p. 206, pl. 236.
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CYPRO-ARCHAIC, 750-600 B.C.
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A LARGE CYPRIOT BICHROME WARE HORSE AND RIDER
CYPRO-ARCHAIC, 750-600 B.C.
The bearded rider with large staring eyes, wearing high truncated headdress, his arms forward clinging onto the horse's stiff upright mane, the horse with tapered legs, elaborate red and black painted decoration, a rosette at the top of each foreleg, chequered motifs and stripes on the neck above, repaired
8 in. (20.3 cm.) high
CYPRO-ARCHAIC, 750-600 B.C.
The bearded rider with large staring eyes, wearing high truncated headdress, his arms forward clinging onto the horse's stiff upright mane, the horse with tapered legs, elaborate red and black painted decoration, a rosette at the top of each foreleg, chequered motifs and stripes on the neck above, repaired
8 in. (20.3 cm.) high
Exhibited
The Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, 1985.
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