ETRUSCAN TERRACOTTA EQUESTRIAN RELIEF

ETRUSCAN TERRACOTTA EQUESTRIAN RELIEF

Fragment of relief group of two horseriders galloping to the right,
one rider raising his arm for grasping the manes of the horse, reins in relief, hanging loosely around necks of both horses, traces of red paint. Probably Caeretan

Ex priv. coll. F. Z., Netherlands 2006.
Dim. 15,6 x 12 cm. Mounted. Orange-brown clay

Late 6th – early 5th cent. BC.

Cf. Die Welt der Etrusker, exhib. cat., Berlin 1988, B6 1.13-14