Mounted warrior
late 5th century B.C.
Medium/TechniqueMarble probably from the Greek island of Paros
DimensionsOverall: 67 x 78 x 39 cm, 330 kg (26 3/8 x 30 11/16 x 15 3/8 in., 727.52 lb.)
Mount (black marble base): 13 x 39 x 74 cm (5 1/8 x 15 3/8 x 29 1/8 in.)
Case (Painted wooden pedestal): 86 x 49.5 x 85.4 cm (33 7/8 x 19 1/2 x 33 5/8 in.)
Mount (black marble base): 13 x 39 x 74 cm (5 1/8 x 15 3/8 x 29 1/8 in.)
Case (Painted wooden pedestal): 86 x 49.5 x 85.4 cm (33 7/8 x 19 1/2 x 33 5/8 in.)
Credit LineBartlett Collection—Museum purchase with funds from the Francis Bartlett Donation of 1900
Accession number03.751
On View
Not on viewClassificationsSculpture
Collections
ProvenanceSaid to have been discovered by a stonecutter and sold to Alfredo Barsanti (dealer; b. 1877 - d. 1946), Rome; sold by Barsanti to Edward Perry Warren (b. 1860 -d. 1928), Rome and London [see note]; 1903, sold by Edward Perry Warren to the MFA. (Accession Date: March 24, 1903)
NOTE: Augusto Jandolo, Le Memorie di un Antiquario, 2d ed. (Milan, 1938), pp. 340-342, provides an account of its discovery and sale.
NOTE: Augusto Jandolo, Le Memorie di un Antiquario, 2d ed. (Milan, 1938), pp. 340-342, provides an account of its discovery and sale.
530–515 B.C.
1st century B.C. or 1st century A.D.
probably A.D. 50–75
about 1st century B.C.
150–100 B.C.
about A.D. 190
about 20 B.C. to A.D. 40
about 560–550 B.C.
about 480 B.C.
1st century B.C.–1st century A.D.
about 470–450 B.C.
about 340 B.C.