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Object photograph·C02623·1927–1931

Terracotta Minor Plastic 4

Terracotta model of a chariot drawn by a team of horses, with a standing driver holding the reins, on a flat base.
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C02623. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A terracotta model of a two-wheeled chariot drawn by a row of horses, shown in side view on a flat rectangular base. A standing driver with a helmet-like head and raised arms holds the reins, and a large wheel is visible at the front of the vehicle. The clay is pale and worn, with cracks and rough patches on the surface.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Minor Plastic 4.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Terracotta Minor Plastic 4.