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Terracotta Male Goat Figure, Archaic II Cypriot statue
Terracotta Male Goat Figure, Archaic II Cypriot, c. 600–500 BC. British Museum, 1894,1101.90.CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Archaic II

Terracotta Male Goat Figure

Terracotta figure of a male goat; hand-made; schematic anatomical details with cylindrical body, short, thick legs, a short tail bent forwards along the back and simple horns; its beard is also indicated; buff-white clay, with faint traces of black paint. Dimensions: Height: 9.20 centimetres Object Type: figure Techniques: painted; handmade

Classification

Object type
Terracotta figurine
Motif
Goat, deer and ibex
Material
Clay
Period
probablyIron AgeCypro-Archaic
Date
600 - 500 BC
Findspot
Amathus

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Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Amathus

Identifiers

Accession no.
1894,1101.90, British Museum · Museum record

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