The bronze jockey of Artemision. The statue represents a young man riding a horse. He probably held the reins in his left hand and a whip in the right. It was found in pieces, in the area of a shipwreck off the cape Artemision, in north Euboea. Dated to ca. 140 B.C.

The bronze jockey of Artemision. The statue represents a young man riding a horse. He probably held the reins in his left hand and a whip in the right. It was found in pieces, in the area of a shipwreck off the cape Artemision, in north Euboea. Dated to ca. 140 B.C.
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