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LOT 0041
Cypriot Ceramic Horse and Rider
CIRCA 6TH CENTURY B.C.
5 3/4 in. (140 grams, 14.7 cm high).
Representing a warrior wearing a conical helmet, riding a horse with long neck and legs, short mane and tail; repaired.
Provenance
Mr F.D. collection, acquired on the European art market, 1975 to present.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Literature
Cf. Karageorghis, V., Cipro, Crocevia del Mondo Mediterraneo orientale 1600-500 a.C., Milano, 2002, figs.377, 383.
Footnotes
The most popular animals in Cypriot coroplasts of the 8th and 7th centuries B.C. were horses, with or without riders, with long necks and decorated bodies. It is worth remembering that the horse in this period represented a status symbol for the military aristocracy and that bodies of sacrificed horses have been found in royal tombs.
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