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The youth rides one horse, whose head is missing, and leads another by the bridle. The remains of a thumb on the boy's hair indicate that the relief included a second figure. The scene may have represented Troilos, a young Trojan prince who was ambushed and killed by the Greek hero Achilles as he led horses to water.
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Title: Fragments of a terracotta relief with a rider leading a horse
Period: Archaic
Date: 6th century BCE
Culture: Greek, Sicilian
Medium: Terracotta
Dimensions:
Overall (A): 11 3/16 x 10 13/16 in. (28.4 x 27.5 cm)
Overall (B): 6 3/8 x 5 7/8 in. (16.2 x 14.9 cm)
Classification: Terracottas
Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1924
Accession Number: 24.97.1a, b
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