Horse and Rider

CultureGreek (Boeotian)
Titles
  • Horse and Rider
Datec.610–600 BC
Made inGreece
MediumTerracotta with slip
Dimensionsheight × length × width: 6 1/4 × 5 1/2 × 2 3/8 inches (15.9 × 14 × 6.0 cm.)

Credit LineGift of Miss Annette Finnigan
Object number34.139
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
200 Jamail Atrium
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Department
Antiquities
Object Type
Provenance[Theodore Zoumpoulakis, Athens]; purchased by Miss Annette Finnigan (1873–1940), Houston, by 1934; given to MFAH, 1934.
Exhibition History"Ten Centuries that Shaped the West," The Institute for the Arts, Oct 15 1970–Jul 20 1971.

"Looking at Sculpture," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Sept. 15–Dec. 29, 1991.

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