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The horse is hollow and in the Kourion style, with a mold-made head to which the harness was added by hand. The body and legs may also be mold-made. The horse has long thick legs, a thick triangular neck, and a knot at the top of its head. The headstall of the bridle has a browband, frontlet, noseband, and cheekstraps.
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Title: Terracotta statuette of a horse and rider
Period: Cypro-Classical
Date: 5th–4th century BCE
Culture: Cypriot
Medium: Terracotta; mold-made and handmade
Dimensions: H. 15 in. (38.1 cm)
Classification: Terracottas
Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
Object Number: 74.51.1664
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