  About the Artwork
  
  
  The rider is a fine example of the Etruscans’ skill in adapting the artistic style of another culture to create a work of art entirely their own. The naturalistic modeling of the figure, cast in solid bronze, shows Greek influence and inspiration, but the stiff folds of the toga, a garment characteristically Etruscan and Roman, adds a new dimension, as does the archaic face with large staring eyes and expression. The disparate elements have been successfully blended together into a calm dignified figure fashioned as a votive offering for a temple or grave.
  
  
  Title
  Bronze Statuette of a Rider
  
  
  Artwork Date
  late 5th century BCE
  
  Artist
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  Nationality
  
  
  
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  Some definitions include:
  Belonging to a people having a common origin based on a geography and/or descent and/or tradition and/or culture and/or religion and/or language, or sharing membership in a legally defined nation.
  
  
  
  Etruscan
  
  
  
  Culture
  
  
  
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  Medium
  Bronze
  
  
  Dimensions
  Overall: 10 7/8 × 4 1/8 × 4 5/8 inches (27.6 × 10.5 × 11.8 cm)
  Including base (mounted): 12 5/8 × 4 15/16 × 8 1/16 inches (32 × 12.5 × 20.5 cm)
  
  
  Classification
  Sculpture
  
  
  Department
  Greco-Roman and Ancient European
  
  
  Credit
  City of Detroit Purchase
  
  
  
  Accession Number
  
  
  
  This unique number is assigned to an individual artwork as part of the cataloguing process at the time of entry into the permanent collection.
  Most frequently, accession numbers begin with the year in which the artwork entered the museum’s holdings.
  For example, 2008.3 refers to the year of acquisition and notes that it was the 3rd of that year. The DIA has a few additional systems—no longer assigned—that identify specific donors or museum patronage groups.
  
  
  
  46.260
  
  
  Copyright
  Public Domain
