Remarks: Ridge acroterion of rider. Face mouldmade, body and head handmade. Clay at chest has black core. Hollow. Th body at base 1.1. Th horse 1.2. Gaultier 1990, p. 275: Together with horse could reach total H 50 cm and find its place on a kalypter -- only a hypothesis but horse legs found in Tuscania Ara del Tufo excavation and hoofs on base of similar proportions. On p. 271, said to have come from Ardea, originally thought to represent centaur. All proveniences are unsubstantiated in Louvre, except for recent attributions to Tuscania.
Bibliography: Art et civilisation des Etrusques 1955, p. 49, no. 30; Gaultier 1990, pp. 271-276, Pl. 50.1, 50.3, 51.3, 51.4; Gaultier 1993, pp. 183-187, figs. 1, 3, 6, 8; Danner 1993a, p. 100; Winter 2009a, pp. 296-297, 4.E.2, Ill. 4.14.2
Publication record: A propos de quelques éléments de décor architectural archaiques en terre cuite conserves au Musée du Louvre. Author: Gaultier, F.. Journal and volume number: Die Welt der Etrusker 1990. Place of publication: Berlin. Publication Date: 1990. Pages: 271-276 Art et civilisation des Etrusques, Musée du Louvre. Place of publication: Paris. Publication Date: 1955 Die Dekoration auf First und Giebelschrägen in der archaischen Baukunst Mittelitaliens. Author: Danner, P.. Journal and volume number: Deliciae Fictiles. Place of publication: Stockholm. Publication Date: 1993. Pages: 93-107 Symbols of Wealth and Power: Architectural Terracotta Decoration in Etruria and Central Italy, 640-510 B.C.. Author: Winter, N.A.. Journal and volume number: MAAR Suppl. 9. Place of publication: Ann Arbor. Publication Date: 2009 Terrecotte architettoniche arcaiche da Tuscania: le collezioni del Louvre e gli scavi recenti nella Ara del Tufo. Author: Gaultier, F.. Journal and volume number: Deliciae Fictiles. Place of publication: Stockholm. Publication Date: 1993. Pages: 183-191
Type of decoration: Rider
Last Recorded Collection: Musée du Louvre
Mouldmade: yes & no
Height: 25.2
Width: 11.2
Clay: 2.5YR 5/6
Paint: Black on hair. Possible brown on face?
Height face: 8.6
Distance outer eyes: 5.7
Width nose bottom: 2.5
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