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Man on a Striped Horse

Man on a Striped Horse

Greek

Horse painted with reddish brown and black stripes on outside of legs, neck, back, sides, and tail. Small dots painted on inside of horse's neck. Figure of rider attached to horse's back, no legs indicated, arms touching either side of horse's neck, no hands indicated. Rider has thick, tall neck, and head/face is indicated only by snout-like feature. Paint on rider found around face, arms, and upper back.

Terracotta

Archaic period

Sculpture