Terracotta Mule Figure

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