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Plaque with horseman

Π33014
Light brown clay
Almost intact with minor chips around edges. Worn surface.
Height: 9 cm. Width: 12 cm.
Smari
Sanctuary of Athena on the Acropolis
Early Archaic period:
650-630 BC:
Gallery:
XVII
Case:
167
Exhibition thematic unit:
Geometric - Archaic - Classical period (10th - 4th c. BC). The Sanctuaries. From Minoan cult to the amalgamation of religious beliefs
Sanctuaries
Description
Irregular square plaque with low relief of a rider on a slender horse, its flowing name and tail particularly stressed, sedately moving right. The male figure, probably wearing a cuirass, is wearing a long sword in its scabbard and is turning his head towards the viewer. There is a notable attempt to render perspective by means of the successive levels formed by the limbs and bodies of the figures.
Bibliography:
D. Hatzi-Vallianou, "Η λατρεία της Αθηνάς στην Ακρόπολη Σμαρίου", Πεπραγμένα Η΄ Κρητολογικού συνεδρίου (Ηράκλειο 9-14 Σεπτεμβρίου 1996), Heraklion 2000, 511, 535 photo 10α.
Author:
K. S.


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