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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1998.15.10
Title
Man on a Striped Horse
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
sculpture, statuette
Date
6th century BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Boeotia
Period
Archaic period
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/212019

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Terracotta
Dimensions
13.97 x 12.7 cm (5 1/2 x 5 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
From the collection of William A. Koshland

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of William A. Koshland
Accession Year
1998
Object Number
1998.15.10
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Horse painted with reddish brown and black stripes on outside of legs, neck, back, sides, and tail. Small dots painted on inside of horse's neck. Figure of rider attached to horse's back, no legs indicated, arms touching either side of horse's neck, no hands indicated. Rider has thick, tall neck, and head/face is indicated only by snout-like feature. Paint on rider found around face, arms, and upper back.

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