Carved Horse Toy, Archaic II Cypriot statue
Carved Horse Toy, Archaic II Cypriot, c. 600–500 BC. British Museum, null.CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Archaic II

Carved Horse Toy

Toy: block roughly carved into representation of two horses, pierced at front and back (for attachement of wheels); horses carved in low relief at either side, groove at centre of top indicating rough division between the two horses. Red paint at all sides (worn) except for (flat) base. Chipped in places. White limestone. Dimensions: Width: 2.20 - 2.80 centimetres; Height: 4.30 centimetres; Length: 6.80 centimetres Object Type: toy; figure Techniques: painted

Classification

Object type
Stone figurine
Decoration
Painted
Motif
Horse
Material
StoneLimestone
Period
probablyIron AgeCypro-Archaic
Date
600 - 500 BC

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Accession No.

null

Collection

Provenance

  • Naukratis (?)

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