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THBGreek Boeotian Terracotta Horse & Rider
Lot 15a
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Artemis Gallery
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Louisville, CO 80027
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Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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- Lot Description
Greek, Boetian, ca. 575 to 550 BCE. A wonderful hand-built terracotta horse and rider of a characteristically abstract style. Both the rider and the horse are decorated with red striations. The characteristic simplicity of this figurine is notable - legs and tail are comprised of simple tapering cylinders, as is the rider's body. In fact the rider solely possesses a torso, long arms and legs, and a minimalist head, while the horse's facial features are barely discernible. This said, the artist succeeded in creating an immediately recognizable subject despite the lack of details - truly capturing the spirit of this horse and rider through very fundamental shapes and patterns, rather than a naturalistic representation. What's more, the stripes on the figure's and the horse's body, add interest and perhaps a sense of kinetic movement to the pair. Size: 4.75" L x 4.125" H (12.1 cm x 10.5 cm)
Terracotta figurines were produced throughout Greece; however, they were particularly popular in certain areas like Boeotia. Horses, whether with or without riders, were endearing subjects for Boeotian artisans, and such figurines were oftentimes left as votive burial offerings in graves. Horses were popular because they indicated wealth for the Greeks of this period. Hence, such terracotta horses were most likely left to reinforce the elite status of the deceased.
Cf: Reynold Alleyne Higgins, Greek Terracottas (London: Methuen & Co 1967): 46, plate 19E; Hutton , C.A. 1899. Greek Terracotta Statuettes (London: Seeley and Co. Ltd. 1899): 1-13; Higgins, Greek Terracottas , xlix-l; Grace, Archaic Sculpture in Boeotia , Figs. 47, 49, and 51. Higgins, Catalogue of Terracottas in the British Museum no. 770.
Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection
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#133348Head, one front leg and rear section (buttocks, legs, tail) of horse reattached. Rider's head reattached. Normal surface wear with pigment loss. Some restoration in vicinity of break lines and areas of repainting.Condition
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