Terracotta Male Goat Figure

Terracotta Male Goat Figure

Description:

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

Period:

Archaic II

Date:

600 - 500 BC

Collection:

British Museum

Provenance:

Amathus

Accession Number:

1894,1101.90