A Statuette of a Boeotian Horse Lot n° 14

Greek, Boeotian 6th cent. B.C.. Terracotta. H. 11.9 cm. L. 15 cm Stylized horse with long, splayed legs. Long snout with a flat muzzle. Slim body. Condition: Right ear, both hind legs and right front leg reattached (fractures approximately in the middle of the legs). Left ear lost. Lower end of mane slightly worn. Surface partially flaked off on the lower left hind leg. Dark grey incrustations on the underside of the body and on the left hind leg. Traces of the white ground preserved (especially on the left side of the neck). Reddish-brown striped decoration partially preserved, especially on the mane, in the neck area, on the front part of the body, on the right front leg and on the tail. Formerly Coll. Prof. Hans Dahn (1919-2019), Lausanne; acquired 15.07.1958 in Basel.