Object card: 1973. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_7830. "Terracotta horse and rider, Rampart sector". CC BY 4.0. Resized.
Mounted horse of terracotta with a round muzzle, small ears and a mane pinched and curved forward; the concave neck and broad, oval-section legs are finished in a beige-pink fabric, and the rider, added separately, is pressed flat against the mount. H. 7.5 cm. Found in square K V/η8 (1) of the Rampart sector, Salamis, Cyprus; inventory Tc_2273; 7 September 1973.
French, as on the record
chantier : Rempart
objet : Animal
carre : K V/η8 (1)
inv objet : Tc_2273
inv tessons : Tc_2273
negatif : 06845_06
negatif : 06840_01
type :Cheval
Cheval monté, section du museau ronde, minuscules oreilles, crinière fortement pincée et incurvée vers l'avant. Cou concave, pattes larges de section ovale. Cavalier plaqué contre sa monture. Pâte beige rose. Fabrication homogène. Modelé plein. Le cavalier rapporté. H. 7,5
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