Terracotta Horse Figure, Archaic II Cypriot statue
Terracotta Horse Figure, Archaic II Cypriot, c. 600–500 BC. British Museum, 1896,0201.118.CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Archaic II

Terracotta Horse Figure

Terracotta horse figurine; cylindrical body narrowing in the middle; long slender legs wide apart forming with arch-like transition to body; exaggerated mane and forward-jutting forelock; short neck with collar represented as a strip of clay; pointed ears; long snout and slightly bulbous eyes; tail and left ear missing; buff clay decorated in black-purple paint over the body, mane, eyes and muzzle, red for the under-side of body, collar, ears and snout. Dimensions: Height: 7.50 centimetres Object Type: figure Techniques: painted; handmade

Classification

Motif
Horse
Material
Clay
Period
probablyIron AgeCypro-Archaic
Date
600 - 500 BC
Findspot
Kourion

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Accession No.

1896,0201.118

Collection

Provenance

  • Kourion

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