Mounted horse figurine from the Sanctuary, square K V/ε6 (2)
Object card: 1972. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_7353. "Mounted horse figurine from the Sanctuary, square K V/ε6 (2)". CC BY 4.0. Resized.
Mounted horse figurine (Cheval monté), with traces of the rider's seat, solid type with flattened legs and a raised, arched hindquarters, its tail well centred and falling away from the body. Bichrome bands; pink-buff clay with a yellowish-beige slip and traces of red and black paint; solid modelling, neck added (judging from the triangular scar on the back). L. 10, H. 6.2 (cm). Sanctuary, square K V/ε6 (2). Inventory Tc_2198; 22 September 1972.
French, as on the record
carre : K V/ε6 (2)
inv objet : Tc_2198
inv tessons : Tc_2198
negatif : 06421_01
negatif : 06420_06
Cheval monté (trace de l'assise du cavalier), type massif, pattes aplaties, arrière-train relevé et arqué, la queue bien centrée retombait loin du corps. Bandes bichromes. Argile rose vif, couverte beige jaune, peintures rouge et noir (traces). Modelé plein, cou rapporté (d'après l'arrachement du dos, triangulaire). L.10, H. 6,2
chantier : Sanctuaire
objet : Animal
type :Cheval
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