Caption

Appliqué depicting a woman riding a horse, author reclaimed, reclaimed (Silesia), 5th century, Melos (Greece), terracotta. 'Relief from Melos' — the plaque depicts a young woman riding a ram, of which only the torso with the heads of two horses glued on has survived. The woman is dressed in a tight-fitting tunic, a cloak draped over her back, and a headdress. 460–450 BC, Melos (Greece), bas-relief, height 13.5 cm, width 13.5 cm, weight 0.09 kg.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A40_212

License type

Rights managed

Available size

57.5Mb (6.3Mb) / 18.3in x 12.2in / 5480 x 3670 (300dpi)

Keywords

Appliqué depicting woman riding horse author reclaimed reclaimed Silesia 5th century Melos Greece terracotta Relief plaque depicts young woman riding ram torso heads two horses glued survived woman dressed tight-fitting tunic cloak draped back headdress 460–450 Bc bas-relief height 13.5 cm width 13.5 cm weight 0.09 kg tan-colored terracotta relief rider horseback mounted clear rectangular display stand seated sideways bare feet visible wearing short garment shoulders pronounced head mane legs positioned walking irregular base display stand background shades clear transparent gray muted white terracotta object showing variations tan brown lighter beige.