1998.15.10: Man on a Striped Horse
Sculpture
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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
- Permissions
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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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Verification Level
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