Buff Clay Animal Figure
Description: | Terracotta figurine of a quadruped, possibly a horse or bull; hand-made; very schematic anatomical details: short body on short, splaying legs, with the tail hanging along the right back leg; short horns (?); made of buff clay with purple and black painted decoration: ladder patterns on the front legs and neck and the hind quarters, red snout and black eyes. Dimensions: Height: 7.20 centimetres Object Type: figure Techniques: painted; handmade |
Period: | Archaic II |
Date: | 600 - 500 BC |
Collection: | British Museum |
Provenance: | Amathus |
Accession Number: | 1894,1101.194 |