Handmade figurine of a horse and its rider found probably to the northeast of the Propylaia during the excavation campaigns that took place in the 19th century. From the rider preserved are only part of the thighs and lowest torso. Remnants of white slip, and red and black paint are retained all over the figurine’s surface whereas half of the animal’s body bears fire traces.

Clay animal figurines are encountered frequently as sanctuary dedications during antiquity and the Acropolis has yielded large numbers of them. They usually depict horses, birds, dogs, bovines and goats. The reasons that they have been deposited at shrines remain unknown. They may have been dedicated instead of real animals by those who could not have afforded a sacrifice to the gods; or worshippers could have offered them either to ask for the protection of their herds or thank the gods for their help during hunting.