Persian_Rider
Persian Rider
Ancient sculpture in Acropolis of Athens
The Persian Rider[1] is an archaic Greek equestrian sculpture, c. 520–500 BCE, that once stood on the Acropolis of Athens. Only fragmentary remains survive; the lower torso and legs of the rider and the head, forelegs and chest of the horse. It was found west of the Erechtheion in 1886 and reconstructed by Franz Studniczka.[2] Significant amounts of the original surface painting remains on the statue including the multicoloured pattern on the leggings of the rider which is thought to indicate that he was Persian or Scythian,[3] hence the name. The sculpture now stands in the Acropolis Museum.[4]