Kotoko Bronze Equestrian Figure

A tiny cap-wearing rider is dwarfed by a very tall, very bent horse

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. Golden surface, pitted and softly worn. A small seated figure perches near the middle of a tall, arching horse with long curved legs. A twisted cord runs along the neck to a flared head. It is 2.75 inches wide, 0.75 deep and 2.25 high.

The horse got the lion's share of the casting.