Found on the Acropolis. The legs and the head, which would be turning slightly to the right, are missing. The hind portion of the body isn’t depicted. Instead the marble is vertically cut and the legs substituted by a support. According to the upper part of the forelegs the body weight was supported by the right leg, while the left one was lightly bended. The drilled holes on the horse’s back and chest were intended for the attachment of the added horse riding equipment.

The horse belongs to a sculptural composition along with the similar one Ακρ. 6454 and many theories regarding the two have been presented. Some scholars consider the composition as a dedication in the form of a chariot pulled by two horses (synoris) which was set up on the Acropolis to commemorate a victory.

Others believe that is was part of a quadriga from the decoration of the temple’s pediment, perhaps the Old Temple of Athena Polias. Still others connect the sculptural composition with the pediment of the Gigantomachy (Ακρ. 631 α, A-C) and presume that the chariot being pulled by these horses was carrying Zeus and maybe Herakles. Lastly, there are those researchers who think that the composition was made for the other pediment of the same temple, maybe constructed at a later date, when repairs were made.