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The figurine, in the Kourion style, is handmade and solid. The rider's face is mold-made. The horse's head may be mold-made as well. The horse has a large head with depressions for the nostrils, a slit mouth, and a prominent forelock between the ears.
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Title: Horse and rider
Period: Cypro-Classical II
Date: early 4th century BCE
Culture: Cypriot
Medium: Terracotta; mold-made and hand-made
Dimensions: H. 6 1/16 in. (15.4 cm)
Classification: Terracottas
Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
Object Number: 74.51.1785
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