Statuette of a Horse and Rider
575-525 BCE
- Medium
- terracotta
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Dimensions
- 11.4 × 13 × 5.6 cm (4 1/2 × 5 1/8 × 2 3/16 in.)
- Culture
- Dhodhóni
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago, Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
- Credit line
- George W. Sheldon Fund
- Rights
- Public domain (CC0), as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed
View at the Art Institute of Chicago
About this work
The horse has conical ears, a stiff mane and thick tail, all painted with brown lines. The eyes are circular protrusions with painted centers. On the back, behind the rider is a D shape with a line through it. The legs are ringed with lines. The rider is rudimentary, with short legs, arms grasping the horse's neck and a bulbous head with a slash for the month. The top of the head is painted which extends down the spine and each leg and arm.
Description © Art Institute of Chicago, CC BY 4.0
