Figurine: C.99-2019

Current Location: Gallery 33

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Description

Fritware, mould made, incised and painted in blue under a transparent turquoise glaze.
Shape: standing horse with mounted rider, wearing a shield on the back, and a small quadruped perched on the rump; all mounted on a rectangular plinth. The figurine is hollow, with a spout formed from the rider’s pointed hat.
Decoration: all features are moulded, blue pigment runs through the glaze. On the horse, features comprise tail, eyes and armour on the head and neck; reins connect the horse’s mouth with the saddle pommel. Details of the saddlecloth are incised under the glaze but are only visible on the left flank. Facial features and folds of a pointed hat and cloak are clearly visible on the rider, as are the bosses on his shield. The quadruped sitting on the rump is poorly defined, with facial feature barely visible, although a collar on the neck is apparent. Glaze pools on the plinth under the horse’s feet and covers the remaining area thinly.

Notes

History note: Found at Gurgan

Legal notes

Accepted by HM Government under the Cultural Gifts Scheme from the Ades Family and allocated to the Fitzwilliam, 2019

Measurements and weight

Height: 29 cm
Length: 21.7 cm
Weight: 756 g
Width: 9 cm

Relative size of this object

What does this represent?

Relative size of this object is displayed using code inspired by Good Form and Spectacle's work on the British Museum's Waddeson Bequest website and their dimension drawer. They chose a tennis ball to represent a universally sized object, from which you could envisage the size of an object.