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| CIVILIZATION | Greek |
| PERIOD | Boetian |
| DATE | Mid 6th Century B.C. |
| MATERIAL | Terracotta |
| MOUNTED | No |
Boeotian black-glazed archaic horse, with cylindrical-like legs and body, the long neck with a protruding mane. The rider is clasping the mane with both hands and gazing forward. The re-attached pointed tail of the horse stands firm behind the hind legs completing the overall rigid appearance of the figurine.
Boeotian terracotta horses were related to the Poseidon cult. Boiotos, the son of the horse-like Poseidon and of Melanippe, was worshiped by the Boeotians as their ancestor. This particular horse is displayed in abstract form in opposition to earlier representations seeking naturalism. The type is associated to Corinthian tradition and dated between 575 and 525 BC.
ex. S. Amacker Collection, Toronto, Canada, prior to 1970.
cf. Miklos Szabo; Archaic Terracottas of Boeotia, Rome 1994. pp. 54-56.
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| CATEGORY | Greek |
| PERIOD | Boetian |
| DATE | Mid 6th Century B.C. |
| MATERIAL | Terracotta |
| MOUNTED | No |