Toy Horse Figurine

Toy Horse Figurine

Description:

Terracotta figurine of a toy horse; hand-made; long cylindrical body pierced through at front and rear for attachment of jointed legs (missing); mane indicated with incised lines; ears and forelock broken; tail indicated in relief with strip of clay; base of attachment loop for pulling preserved at front of chest area; white self-slipped surface; fabric pinkish.


Dimensions: Height: 13.65 centimetres max ; Length: 18.50 centimetres


Object Type: figure


Techniques: self-slip; handmade; incised; pierced

Period:

Geometric

Date:

1050 - 480 BC

Collection:

British Museum

Provenance:

Enkomi

Accession Number:

1897,0401.1314