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Terracotta Horse Figurine, Archaic I Cypriot statue
Terracotta Horse Figurine, Archaic I Cypriot, c. 750–600 BC. British Museum, 1896,0201.112.CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Archaic I

Terracotta Horse Figurine

Handmade terracotta horse figurine; short body narrowing in the middle; legs wide apart and outstretched at front and back; very long arched neck with pointed face and nose and slightly puffed-out cheeks; pointed ears; exaggerated crest-like mane with concave sides; long tail curled at the end; prominent breast flap extending to top of legs; orange clay with numerous small white inclusions covered in a cream-white slip; solid band of black paint on the main and traces of black bands on the back and hind legs; faint traces of bands of red paint on the front quarters and breast-flap. Dimensions: Height: 16.70 centimetres Object Type: figure Techniques: painted; handmade

Classification

Object type
Terracotta figurine
Decoration
Painted
Motif
Horse
Material
Clay
Period
probablyIron AgeCypro-Archaic
Date
750 - 600 BC
Place of production
probablyCyprus
Findspot
Kourion

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Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Kourion

Identifiers

Accession no.
1896,0201.112, British Museum · Museum record

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