Terracotta horse and rider figurine from the Sanctuary
Object card: 1972. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_7213. "Terracotta horse and rider figurine from the Sanctuary". CC BY 4.0. Resized.
Mounted horse figurine from the Sanctuary, Salamis, square K V/ζ5 (3). The horse has its right foreleg intact, an arched croup and its tail swept to the left; the rider sits very upright. Green clay with well-preserved red and black bichrome decoration on rider and horse; solid modelling, in two elements with the rider applied separately. L. 8.2, H. 9 (cm). Inventory Tc_2176; slide C_4916; negatives 06362_04 and 06362_05; 11 September 1972.
French, as on the record
chantier : Sanctuaire
objet : Figurine
type :Cheval
carre : K V/ζ5 (3)
Cheval monté, cheval, patte antérieure droite entière, croupe arquée, queue rabattue à gauche, cavalier bien droit. Décor bichrome sur cavalier et cheval. Argile verte, peinture rouge et noire bien conservée. Modelé plein, deux éléments (cavalier rapporté). L. 8,2, H. 9
diapositives : C_4916
inv objet : Tc_2176
inv tessons : Tc_2176
negatif : 06362_05
negatif : 06362_04
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