Figurine

54-28-49

Location: On Display in the Eastern Mediterranean Gallery

From: Cyprus | Kourion | Sanctuary of Apollo Hylates

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 54-28-49
Current Location Eastern Mediterranean Gallery - On Display
Provenience Cyprus | Kourion | Sanctuary of Apollo Hylates
Site Name Kourion
Locus Votive Deposit
Date Made 550–300 BCE
Section Mediterranean
Materials Terracotta
Description

Handmade, solid, face cast from mold, local Kourion fabric. "Horse (type 47) and rider (round cap, brim upturned, cheekpieces); rider wears short cape flying behind and fastened on breast with button; his legs are curled back, his heels pressed against the horse's belly; his head turns left." Face cast from Mold 6A, first phase. Missing: part of left foreleg and all of right hindleg of horse; right arm of rider.

Height 16.8 cm
Width 4.6 cm
Depth 11.3 cm
Credit Line Cyprus Expedition, George H. McFadden, 1954
Other Number T82 - Field No SF | 2027 - Other Number

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