Statuette of a Horse and Rider (Primary Title)
Unknown (Artist)
Owning and caring for horses was as expensive in antiquity as it is today, so horses—and depictions of them—were associated with the wealthy and elite. Although many terracotta horses have been found in the sanctuaries of Cyprus, they may also have been used as toys, in funerary rituals, or as social emblems.
Crawford number painted on bottom
Gift of the Crawford Foundation
“The Horse in Ancient Greek Art,” National Sporting Library and Museum, Middleburg, VA, September 7, 2017 – January 14, 2018; VMFA, February 17 – July 8, 2018
July 1991, The Crawford Foundation, Bethesda; Gift to Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA), Richmond; accessioned into VMFA collection July 10, 1991. [1]
[1] The object was donated to VMFA by Ambassador William R. Crawford with the permission of the Department of Antiquities, Nocisia, Cyprus. Ambassador Crawford served as United States Ambassador to Cyprus, 1974-1978. Information in VMFA Curatorial and Registration records.
[1] The object was donated to VMFA by Ambassador William R. Crawford with the permission of the Department of Antiquities, Nocisia, Cyprus. Ambassador Crawford served as United States Ambassador to Cyprus, 1974-1978. Information in VMFA Curatorial and Registration records.
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