Kourion Complex (Stadium), terracotta objects 1948

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Greek model but from oriental types which were no doubt imported from the nearby coast of Asia Minor but which in some cases may have [handwritten: come] sprung from regions farther east. The constant fluctuation between the Eastern and the Hellenic tradition (with the Hellenic here predominating) is an interesting reflection of the little-known character of the Greek kingdoms of Cyprus—a subject of much, often groundless, speculation.

Many molds were in use at [handwritten: Kourion] Curium over long periods of time, some probably for centuries. This is the necessary conclusion drawn from the signs of increasing wear and, more important, the fact that some of the casts are found in as many as three versions of steadily diminishing size. The "pedagogue" mentioned above is one of these, each of the three sizes found at [handwritten: Kourion] Curium being smaller than its predecessor to the same degree as the largest is smaller than the original in the Cyprus Museum. The great number of examples from the same molds preserved at [handwritten: Kourion] Curium has made possible new and conclusive figures on amounts of moldshrinkage. The long use of the various face-molds, in combination with change and development of the handmade bodies, the horses and chariots, has permitted the establishment of a chronological sequence within the long period represented by this deposit. The earliest entirely handmade figurines are contemporary with the very latest of the Archaic Precinct Fill, while the earliest of the popular face-molds was taken from a Greek original of the first half of the fifth century B.C.; fragments of lamps found at the very bottom of the deposit place the date of the burial of its contents at least as late as the second century A.D.

Again, there are some imported pieces, the largest category being hollow horsemen in relief, completely cast