Hellenistic Bronze Statue Of a Boy Riding a Horse

Dated to around 150–140 BC, the Jockey of Artemision is a large Hellenistic bronze statue of a young boy riding a horse.

This statue was lost in an ancient shipwreck and was discovered in 1926. This may have saved the statue from being melted down and destroyed for its raw material.

This bronze statue was retrieved in pieces from the shipwreck off Cape Artemision in Euboea.

The image of the goddess Nike is engraved on the horse's right thigh, holding a wreath in raised hands -- a brand for racehorses in Ancient Greece.

The statue is displayed at the National Archaeological Museum, Athens from, 1972.

Dated to around 150–140 BC, the Jockey of Artemision is a large Hellenistic bronze statue of a young boy riding a horse