Terracotta figure of a horseman, Greek, from Tanagra, Boeotia, Greece, c550 BC. Artist: Unknown

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Terracotta figure of a horseman, Greek, from Tanagra, Boeotia, Greece, c550 BC. This figure is handmade, not moulded. Horse and rider figures were popular grave offerings in sixth-century Boeotia, Greece. This terracotta horse and rider might have been offered to a god as a representative of the dedicator, thanking the god or requesting a favour. From the British Museum's Collection.

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Size: 4144px × 4258px
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Photo credit: © CM Dixon/Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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