Terracotta Mule Figure
Description: | Terracotta mule or donkey with applied collar and saddle-cloth; hand-made; cylindrical body on short stumpy legs stretched forwards; tail rests along back left leg; long face with pointed ears: a small forelock is visible between the base of the ears; applied collar and saddle-cloth added with separate pieces of clay; made from buff clay decorated with red and black paint: ladder-pattern on forelegs. Dimensions: Height: 8.50 centimetres Object Type: figure Techniques: painted; handmade |
Period: | Archaic II |
Date: | 600 - 475 BC |
Collection: | British Museum |
Provenance: | Amathus |
Accession Number: | 1894,1101.468 |