A BOEOTIAN TERRACOTTA HORSE AND RIDER
A BOEOTIAN TERRACOTTA HORSE AND RIDER

ARCHAIC PERIOD, CIRCA MID 6TH CENTURY B.C.

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A BOEOTIAN TERRACOTTA HORSE AND RIDER
archaic period, circa mid 6th century b.c.
Hand-modeled, the horse with long legs, the tapering tail angled to the left, the rider with applied "pellet" eyes and an incised mouth, grasping the horse by the mane, the surface covered with black-painted lines, some misfired to red
6 in. (17.1 cm.) high