Kotoko Bronze Equestrian Figure

Glossy, red-brown horse with a looped rein and a ball for a rider's head

This equestrian figure is Kotoko, from Chad, Central Africa, and dates to the 20th century. It is bronze. Small bronzes of a rider on horseback typically show a simplified body, an upright seat and a stylized head, with details worked into the cast surface. Deep reddish-brown patina with lighter patches and a smooth, rounded form. A thin, curved figure topped with a round knob sits on a broad, low horse body with a pair of upturned ears. A thick twisted rein loops out in a circle. It is 2 inches wide, 0.5 deep and 1.75 high.

Almost cartoon simple, and the better for it.