Caption

Figurine of a rider on a horse. The entire piece is schematic, the overall shape is highlighted, lacking any details. The horse is small, with a short torso, cylindrical, slightly tapering legs, and an unmarked tail. The neck is very long and vertical, the muzzle is large, the eyes are slightly convex, the ears are small, and the mane is short and trimmed. The rider sits upright, close to the horse's neck. The torso is short, the legs and arms are reflected. The head is large, with a clearly defined profile; the nose is particularly prominent, the eyes are unmarked, and at the back of the head is a vertically sloping, adjacent ridge that can be interpreted as a helmet plume. The helmet itself is not marked, only the overdeveloped top of the head suggests its presence. Date: 750–600 BC formerly dated 7th–6th century BC. Origin: Cyprus. Medium: figurine. Dimensions: height 14.9 cm, width 11.1 cm, depth 4 cm. Creator: unknown., A weathered, upright sculptural form with a rough, uneven surface in shades of beige, off-white, tan, and light brown, standing on a base formed by a group of rounded, leg-like projections; the upper portion has two rounded, elongated vertical elements emerging from the central mass, and the whole object shows textured pitting and mottled discoloration with some darker brown patches against a neutral gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A03_411

License type

Rights managed

Available size

88.3Mb (3.2Mb) / 18.5in x 18.5in / 5555 x 5555 (300dpi)

Keywords

Figurine rider horse entire piece schematic shape highlighted lacking any details small short torso cylindrical slightly tapering legs unmarked tail neck long vertical muzzle large eyes slightly convex ears mane short trimmed rider sits upright close horse's neck torso arms reflected head defined profile nose particularly prominent unmarked back vertically sloping adjacent ridge interpreted helmet plume helmet itself marked overdeveloped top presence Date 750–600 BC formerly dated 7th–6th century BC Origin Cyprus Medium figurine Dimensions height 14.9 cm width 11.1 cm depth 4 cm Creator unknown weathered upright sculptural form rough uneven surface shades beige off-white tan light brown standing base formed group rounded leg- projections upper portion two rounded elongated vertical elements emerging central mass whole object textured pitting mottled discoloration darker brown patches neutral gray background.