Buff Clay Animal Figure - image 1

Archaic II

Buff Clay Animal Figure

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

Date

600 - 500 BC

Accession No.

1894,1101.194

Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Amathus