Plaque with a relief horse rider
Archaeological museum of ancient Messene
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Plaque with a relief horse rider
7th century BCE
Archaeological museum of ancient Messene
Sanctuary of Demeter and the Dioskouroi (Sanctuary Ω-Ω), ancient Messene
Width: 7 cm x Height: 11 cm
Terracotta votive plaque with a relief depiction of a horse rider. Found in the deposit of a sanctuary attributed to the worship of Demeter and the Dioskouroi, not far from and to the west of the Asclepieion of ancient Messene. Found among numerous votive plaques and figurines, with a repertoire that includes funerary banquets, horse riders, warriors, seated and standing male and female figures. They date to from the 7th to the 3rd cent. BCE.