Horse and rider figurine from the Sanctuary, Salamis
Object card: 1972. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_7109. "Horse and rider figurine from the Sanctuary, Salamis". CC BY 4.0. Resized.
Mounted horse and rider, made in two homogeneous elements, from the Sanctuary at Salamis, square K V/η6 (3-4). The standing rider has a flat back; the horse has a neck of triangular section, legs spread, a flat belly and a tail strongly projecting at the base. Pinkish-beige fabric with grey-white slip and black paint, solid modelling, L. 8.2 cm, H. 8.2 cm. Inventory Tc_2149; negatives 06307_01 and 06307_02; 2 September 1972.
French, as on the record
chantier : Sanctuaire
objet : Animal
type :Cheval et cavalier
carre : K V/η6 (3-4)
inv objet : Tc_2149
inv tessons : Tc_2149
negatif : 06307_02
negatif : 06307_01
Cheval monté, fabrication homogène, deux éléments. Cabalier debout dos plat. Cheval, cou de section triangulaire, pattes écartées, ventre plat, queue en forte saillie au départ. Pâte beige rosée, couverte blanc gris, peinture noire. Modelé plein. L. 8,2, H. 8,2
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