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Unknown Maker, Attic (ancient style)

Horse and rider

Maker

Unknown Maker, Attic (ancient style)

Culture

Attic (ancient style)

Title

Horse and rider

Period

Ancient

Year

699-600 BCE

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

terracotta

Geography

Origin: Boeotia

Dimensions

Height: 13 cm (5 1/8 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum Appropriation Fund

Object Number

26.397

Type

Publications

  • Journal

Manual / Issue 18: Nature

 RISD Museum’s Manual 18 Celebrates Nature

In our [Chamoru] culture, inafa’maolek is our most important value. It roughly translates as “to make good for each other.” Inafa’maolek teaches us that all things are connected and related, including people, environments, and all species. Because all things are interwoven, we must always act with guinaiya and respetu, love and respect.  

–Craig Santos Perez, introduction

Manual 18 explores human interactions with the natural world, from frank awe and deep appreciation of the immediate moment to eternal questions and ancient unfinished business. This issue of Manual complements the exhibition Being and Believing in the Natural World, co-curated by Gina Borromeo, Wai Yee Chiong, and Sháńdíín Brown, on view at the RISD Museum now through May 7, 2023.

Exhibition History

Ancient Greek and Roman Galleries
Sep 22, 2010

Label copy

In 7th and 6th century BCE Greece, the region of Boeotia was a center of production for terracotta figurines, particularly standing and sitting goddesses, as well as these striped horses. Horse and rider statuettes were produced mainly as votive offerings for sanctuaries, but also as grave gifts and even children’s toys. The figure of the rider ends at the hips, where it comes in contact with the horse. The geometric patterns that cover the figurine are both decorative and representative; hidden among the designs one can see the rider’s hands and eyes and the horse’s bridle.

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Unknown Maker, Attic (ancient style)
Horse and rider, 699-600 BCE
Terracotta
Height: 13 cm (5 1/8 inches)
Museum Appropriation Fund 26.397

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