Kotoko Bronze Equestrian Figure

Tall, narrow figure stands guard over a horse with a scrolled face

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. Smooth chocolate-brown patina with bright rubbed edges. An elongated figure with a smooth, rounded head rises from a stocky horse whose head ends in a tight scroll. Fine ridges wrap the shoulders, and a thick tail drops behind. It is 1.8 inches wide, 0.6 deep and 2.5 high.

Posture so straight it could pass inspection.