Ancient Levantine Terracotta horse And Rider Figurine. 1000-600 BCE.

This hand-modeled terracotta figurine depicting a stylized horse with rider, produced in the levant during the Iron Age period.

The figure is rendered in an abstract and expressive manner with elongated legs, simplified anatomical features and a rider seated upon the animal’s back.

This type of figurines are associated with the popular srtistic and votive traditions of the ancient Levant and reflect the cultural enviorment of the Eastern Mediterranean.