Horse 44, Rudiobus

A medium-sized ceramic horse figurine that stands upright with its head raised and its nose pointed upward. The texture of the mane, forelock and tail have been molded into the figurine, which is glazed with yellow, green, brown, and white patches. "China" is painted on the underside to indicate the figurine's country of manufacture.44. Rudiobus. The Horse god worshipped by the Gauls in and about Orléans, where an image of this deity is yet preserved.Exhibit label:RUDIOBUS, THE HORSE GOD OF ORLEANS.A gift from Smire, Poietes, the Peripatetic Episcopalian.—Smire.