DepartmentEurope

Rider and Deer

NameFigure

DateCA 1960, STAFF

Place madeRUSSIA, U.S.S.R., Russia, Europe

MediumCeramic, Tempera Paint, Gold Leaf

DimensionsOverall: 5 11/16 x 3 3/8 x 2 3/4 in. (14.5 x 8.5 x 7 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1980.57.191.

Object numberA.1980.57.191

DescriptionHand-built ceramic sculpture of a rider on a deer. It is slip-coated with a chalk substance and painted with tempera. The rider wears a blue suit with a hood. The deer is white with orange stripes, wavy red lines, green spots, and yellow antlers.