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Horse and rider
Greek, South Italian
Hellenistic Period
mid-3rd century B.C.
Place of Manufacture: Italy, Apulia, Canosa
Medium/Technique
Terracotta
Dimensions
H: (rider) about 18 cm, L. (horse): 20.6 cm
Credit Line
Gift of D. Herbert Lipson, Publisher of BOSTON Magazine, Boston, Mass.
Accession Number1981.386a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionArmed warrior in Phrygian or Thracian helmet with cheek pieces sits atride (separate) horse, left arm down, right arm drawn back; holes in left arm for attaching shield. Horse tail made separately and attached. White slip; polychrone decoration: gold helmet, blue cuirass, pink tunic, red laces on legs; on horse, gold mane, red harness; relief ornaments on bridle. Rider's fingers, right foot missing; parts broken off three legs of horse.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Summa Galleries Inc., 342 North Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills, California 90212; by 1981: D. Herbert Lipson Collection; gift of D. Herbert Lipson to MFA, October 14, 1981