Terracotta horse and rider, Sanctuary, square K V/ζ5 (3)
Object card: 1972. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_7122. "Terracotta horse and rider, Sanctuary, square K V/ζ5 (3)". CC BY 4.0. Resized.
Mounted horse with its rider, from the Sanctuary at Salamis, square K V/ζ5 (3). Horse with a massive triangular neck, muzzle, right hind leg, and tail; the right arm of the rider is rejoined. Small conical, solid, short ears, legs spread apart, conical legs, arched flanks, reduced body, upright tail. Homogeneous manufacture in two elements. Pink fabric, yellow-beige coating, black paint. Solid modelling. L. 9, H. 14.4 (cm). Inventory Tc_2153; negatives 06328_05 and 06328_04; 4 September 1972.
French, as on the record
chantier : Sanctuaire
objet : Animal
carre : K V/ζ5 (3)
type :Cheval et cavalier
inv objet : Tc_2153
inv tessons : Tc_2153
negatif : 06328_05
negatif : 06328_04
Cheval monté avec le cavalier, cheval, immense cou triangulaire, museau, patte postérieure droit, queue du cheval, le bras droit du cavalier est recollé. Petites oreilles coniques, pleines, courtes, pattes écartées, coniques, flancs arqués, corps réduit, queue redressée. Fabrication homogène, deux éléments. Pâte rose, couverte beige jaune, peinture noire. Modelé plein. L. 9, H. 14,4
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