Horse and rider
Category
Toys
Date
circa 700 BC
Materials
Clay
Measurements
141 mm (length); 35 mm (width); 164 mm (height)
Place of origin
Cyprus
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 668370
Summary
A baked clay toy horse and rider, with a rough, apparently glazed, surface of a grey-beige colour. The horse has moulded ears and mane, and a tail sticking out horizontally. The rider sits upright. He apparently wears a tall pointed cap. His right ear is strongly modelled, but the left is missing. His nose and beard are also prominently modelled. His hands are clasping the horse's mane. His legs are very short, only reaching half-way down the horse's sides.