Hellenistic
Horseman
The figurine is handmade and solid. His face is mold-made, as is the device on the shield. He turns his head to the left, while with his raised right arm, now missing the forearm, he originally brandished a spear. H. 4 1/16 in. (10.3 cm)
Date
250 - 200 BC
Accession No.
74.51.1659
Collection
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Provenance
- From CyprusSaid to be from the temple of Apollo Hylates at Kourion
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. XXXI.260, 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. 106, p. 10, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 2257, pp. 358-59, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Karageorghis, Vassos, Gloria Merker, and Joan R. Mertens. 2016. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Terracottas. no. 287, pp. 169, 262, Online Publication, [CD-Rom 2004], New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.