Kotoko Bronze Equestrian Figure

Rider hunched low while the horse stretches its neck for a snack

This equestrian figure is Kotoko, from Chad, Central Africa, and dates to the 20th century. It is bronze. Bronze figures are generally made by the lost-wax method, in which a wax model is covered in clay, melted out and replaced with molten metal. Olive-brown surface with soft wear. A small figure crouches along the back of a long-necked horse, head tucked down. A twisted rein hangs in a loop beneath the chin. The legs splay widely, and the tail kicks up at the end. It is 2.25 inches wide, 0.5 deep and 2 high.

Whatever it is chasing, it's going to catch it.