The riders and little horses found mostly in men's graves give an indication of the veneration of the deceased as heroised dead, for the horse has played an important role in the Greek cult of the dead since ancient times. In Boeotia in particular, the horses could also point to the mythical relationship with the once horse-shaped god Poseidon, whose son Boiotos was revered by the Boeotians as the eponym of the landscape. (AVS)
Former Erhart Kästner Collection, Wolfenbüttel
Clay / hand moulded
Length: 11.4 cm, Height: 10.3 cm
Oberkörper eines bärtigen Mannes mit tief zwischen den Schultern steckendem Kopf auf einem Pferd. Er hält sich mit beiden Händen an der Mähne fest, seine Beine sind nicht dargestellt. Haupt- und Barthaar und Gürtel des Reiters sowie Mähne, Augen, Zaumzeug und eine Streifendekoration an den Beinen sind Firnismalerei.
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