Object card·SAL_7100·1972

Terracotta horse and rider figurine, Sanctuary

Terracotta horse and rider figurine, Sanctuary
Object card: 1972. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_7100. "Terracotta horse and rider figurine, Sanctuary". CC BY 4.0. Resized.

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English, translated from the French record

Animal figurine of a horse with a rider or load: quadruped with homogeneous manufacture in two elements, triangular-section neck, cylindrical body, splayed very flattened legs, strongly arched hindquarters and a thick, short tail raised high. Pink fabric with beige coating, solid modelling, painted red and black. L. 11.5 cm. Found in square K V/ζ5 (4), Sanctuary, Salamis; inventory Tc_2144; negative 06304_06; 31 August 1972.

French, as on the record

objet : Animal carre : K V/ζ5 (4) type :Cheval et cavalier Quadrupède portant une charge ou un cavalier. Fabrication homogène, deux éléments. Cou de section triangulaire, corps cylindrique, pattes écartées très aplaties, arrière train très arqué, queue épaisse et courte retroussée haut. Pâte rose couverte beige. Fabrication homogène, modelé plein, peintures rouge et noir. L. 11,5 inv objet : Tc_2144 inv tessons : Tc_2144 negatif : 06304_06 chantier : Sanctuaire

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