Terracotta horse and rider, Salamis, square K VI/δ4
Object card: 1969. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_4938. "Terracotta horse and rider, Salamis, square K VI/δ4". CC BY 4.0. Resized.
Horse and rider in profile to the right, the rider wearing a short-sleeved short tunic and a pleated cloak fastened on the shoulder by a round fibula; right arm along the body, hand on the thigh. Buff clay, moulded hollow, with a convex back treated as a bas-relief; 9 x 10.2 cm. Found in the area south of the rampart, square K VI/δ4; inventory Tc_1849; 1 September 1969.
French, as on the record
type :Cheval et cavalier
carre : K VI/δ4
dessin : D_0540
diapositives : C_4973
inv objet : Tc_1849
inv tessons : Tc_1849
negatif : 01137_01
Cheval et cavalier de profil droit. Cavalier vêtu d'une tunique courte à manche courte et d'un manteau plissé accroché sur l'épaule par une fibule ronde. Bras droit le long du corps, main sur la cuisse. Argile chamois, moulé creux. Arrière convexe, traité comme un bas-relief. 9 x 10,2
chantier : Zone au sud du rempart
objet : Animal
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