Object card·SAL_2824·1967

Terracotta horse and rider figurine, Campanopetra

Terracotta horse and rider figurine, Campanopetra
Object card: 1967. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_2824. "Terracotta horse and rider figurine, Campanopetra". CC BY 4.0. Resized.

Object card

English, translated from the French record

Figurine of a horse with a rider, unmoulded, from Campanopetra, square K IV/ε10. The horse is incomplete, lacking its muzzle and right legs, with its ears, left hind leg and tail broken; the solid modelling has applied ears, and the horse measures H. 11.5 cm. The rider is incomplete, lacking the head and right arm, and measures H. 6 cm. Orange-brown fabric with remains of a beige slip; traces of red and black paint survive. Inventory Tc_0934; 27 September 1967.

French, as on the record

chantier : Campanopétra objet : Figurine sans Moulage caracterique : Chevaux forme : Quadrupèdes type :Animaux num planche : PL_10 carre : K IV/ε10 H.cavalier 6. peintures rouge et noire à l'état de traces Cheval incomplet : manquent le museau et les pattes droites oreilles du cheval rapportées. Modelé plein. H.cheval 11,5 diapositives : C_2688 inv objet : Tc_0934 inv tessons : Tc_0934 pub : SAL_PUB_139891_XII_CAT_12_0159_p_0048 renvoi SAL : SAL_2807 oreilles, patte postérieure gauche, queue brisées. Cavalier incomplet : manquent la tête et le bras droit. Pâte brun orangé + restes d'un engobe beige

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