Object card: 1969. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_4831. "Moulded clay horse forepart, south of the rampart". CC BY 4.0. Resized.
Forepart of a harnessed horse, in working order, with the rider's hand holding the reins. Base slightly rounded; orange clay with grey slip; hollow-moulded, back flat and smoothed, front in low relief with incised details of the mane, chest muscles and hooves; H. 8.3 x 3.2 cm. area south of the rampart, square K VI/γ4 (east), Salamis; slide C_4839; negative 01080_02; inventory Tc_1780; 28 August 1969.
French, as on the record
chantier : Zone au sud du rempart
objet : Animal
type :Cheval
carre : K VI/γ4 (est)
diapositives : C_4839
inv objet : Tc_1780
inv tessons : Tc_1780
negatif : 01080_02
Avant-train d'un cheval harnaché, en état de marche, main du cavalier tenant les rênes. Base légèrement arrondie. Argile orangée et couverte grise. Moulé creux, arrière plat, lissé, face antérieure en bas-relief, détails incisés (crinière, muscles du poitrail, sabots). H. 8,3 x 3,2
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