Object photograph·C06111·1927–1931

Terracotta Minor Plastic 4, figurine (A.J.1998)

Terracotta figurine of a chariot with two riders, a round shield and a team of harnessed horses, from Ayia Irini — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C06111. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A pale clay figurine of a chariot on an oval base, shown from a three-quarter view. Two riders stand at the back, one bearded and bare-headed, the other wearing a pointed helmet, with a round shield held against the first. A spoked wheel sits at the left, and a team of harnessed horses runs forward to the right, with cracks and small chips visible on the surface.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Minor Plastic 4, A.J.1998.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Terracotta Minor Plastic 4. A.J.1998.

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