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Terracotta Mule Figure, Archaic II Cypriot statue
Terracotta Mule Figure, Archaic II Cypriot, c. 600–475 BC. British Museum, 1894,1101.468.CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Archaic II

Terracotta Mule Figure

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

Classification

Object type
Terracotta figurine
Decoration
Painted
Motif
Ladder pattern
Material
Clay
Period
probablyIron AgeCypro-Archaic
Date
600 - 475 BC
Findspot
Amathus

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Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Amathus

Identifiers

Accession no.
1894,1101.468, British Museum · Museum record

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