Statuette of a horse with a male rider wearing a short-sleeved tunic
Datelate 5th–early 4th century BCE
Periodmid-Classical
CultureCypriot
MediumLimestone with red paint
ClassificationSculpture
Credit LineBequest of John Ringling, 1936
Object numberSN28.1816
On View
Not on viewHeight: 4 11/16 in. (11.97 cm)
Length: 4 5/16 in. (11 cm)
Width (max, at base): 2 1/16 in. (5.25 cm)
Base
Length: 3 1/2 in. (8.85 cm)
Mount pole
Length: 1 3/16 in. (3 cm)
Diameter: 1/4 in. (0.56 cm)
Rider
Height (seated, without head): 2 13/16 in. (7.13 cm)
Height (standing, without head): 2 15/16 in. (7.5 cm)
Horse
Height: 4 9/16 in. (11.62 cm)
Medium Details
Color
Stone: 5Y 8/1 (white); surface patina 7.5 YR 7/3 (pink)
Paint: 10R 5/6 (red)
Inclusions
n/a
mid-6th century BCE
late 7th–early 6th century BCE
late 6th to mid-5th c. BCE
5th century BCE