Kotoko Bronze Equestrian Figure

Fox-eared animal carries a slim, tilted rider with a small green accent.

This equestrian figure in cast bronze is Kotoko, from Chad, Central Africa, and dates to the 20th century. 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. Mount with two upright ears, a beaked muzzle and four tapered legs, flecked with green near the collar. A slender, leaning rider sits at the back with one arm lifted toward the head. It is 1.75 inches wide, 0.5 deep and 2 high.

Alert ears, clear purpose, definite character.