Sujet
Terracotta figure of a horseman, Greek, from Tanagra, Boeotia, Greece, c550 BC. Artist: Unknown
Légende
Terracotta figure of a horseman, Greek, from Tanagra, Boeotia, Greece, c550 BC. This figure is handmade, not moulded. Horse and rider figures were popular grave offerings in sixth-century Boeotia, Greece. This terracotta horse and rider might have been offered to a god as a representative of the dedicator, thanking the god or requesting a favour. From the British Museum's Collection.
Date
550e siècle av. J.-C.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/CM Dixon
Notre référence
HRM19B79_201
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
50,5Mo (1,4Mo) / 35,1cm x 36,1cm / 4144 x 4258 (300dpi)