Archaic II
Terracotta horse's head with harness
The hollow head is probably from a fairly large quadriga group, judging from the harness. H. 3 15/16 in. (10 cm)
Date
600 - 480 BC
Accession No.
74.51.1804
Collection
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Provenance
- Said to be from the temple of Apollo Hylates at Kourion, Cyprus
References
- Cesnola, Luigi Palma di. 1894. A Descriptive Atlas of the Cesnola Collection of Cypriote Antiquities in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Vol. 2. pl. LXXIV.672, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company.Metropolitan Museum of Art. 1895. The Terracottas and Pottery of the Cesnola Collection of Cypriote Antiquities in Halls 4 and 15. no. 324, p. 28, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 2277, p. 360, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Karageorghis, Vassos. 1995. The Coroplastic Art of Ancient Cyprus, Vol. 4. pp. 106-7, fig. 62, Nicosia: Foundation Anastasios G. Leventis.Karageorghis, Vassos, Gloria Merker, and Joan R. Mertens. 2016. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Terracottas. no. 112, pp. 67-68, 256, Online Publication, [CD-Rom 2004], New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.