Figurine of a horse and male rider
Many statuettes of horses and riders were made in Iron Age Cyprus. They were often placed in tombs and the rider may represent the person being buried. This one was found in Rhodes and had probably been traded from Cyprus.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 1887/10/87
- Category
- Antiquities
- Collection Class
- Foreign archaeology
- Collection Area Region
- Southern Europe
- Collector Excavator
- Kennedy, CM, Mr
- Material
- potteryArchaic ware
- Common Name
- figurine of a horse and male rider
- Simple Name
- figurine
- Production Year Low
- -750
- Production Year High
- -475
