A Boeotian terracotta figure of a horse and rider

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A Boeotian terracotta figure of a horse and rider
the horse with rigid mane and pinched hind legs, black glazed with details of mane added in white, the rider wearing spotted tunic, and with arms held out as though holding reins, repaired -- 3 7/8in. (10cm.) high, 625-550 B.C.; and a Boeotian terracotta 'Pappades' figure, stylized with flattened body, wearing tall flaring headdress, red painted decoration over the body, repaired -- 9in. (23cm.), 6th Century B.C. (2)

Lot Essay

Item one cf. R. Higgins, Tanagra and the Figurines, London, p.81, pl. 82, (J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu, no. 82, AD.84)
See illustration on page ?? for item one

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