Terracotta Horse Figure
Description: | 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 |
Period: | Archaic II |
Date: | 600 - 500 BC |
Collection: | British Museum |
Provenance: | Kourion |
Accession Number: | 1896,0201.118 |