Terracotta horse and rider, Early Cypro-Archaic II, ca. 600 B.C., Cypriot, Terracotta; hand-made, H. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm), Terracottas, The rider here is a warrior equipped with crested helmet and shield. The horse has a topknot, thick tail, and tasseled frontlet on its chest. These features are characteristic of the horses from Kourion that have been found in great number at the sanctuary of Apollo Hylates
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Terracotta horse, rider, Early Cypro-Archaic II, ca, 600 B.C, Cypriot, Terracotta, hand, H, 7 1/2, 19.1 cm, Terracottas, warrior equipped, crested helmet, shield, horse, topknot, thick tail, tasseled frontlet, chest, features, characteristic, horses, Kourion, great number, sanctuary, Apollo Hylates
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