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Terracotta Horse Head Figurine, Archaic II Cypriot statue
Terracotta Horse Head Figurine, Archaic II Cypriot, c. 600–500 BC. British Museum, 1910,0620.6.CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Archaic II

Terracotta Horse Head Figurine

Terracotta head of a horse wearing a harness, presumably from a horse and rider or chariot figurine or model group dedicated for votive purposes; hollow, mould-made body; incised and applied details. Made of fairly fine dark orange clay. Dimensions: Height: 13.97 centimetres Object Type: figurine; model group Techniques: mould-made; incised; applied

Classification

Object type
Terracotta figurine
Motif
Horse
Material
Clay
Period
probablyIron AgeCypro-ArchaicCypro-Archaic II
Date
600 - 500 BC
Place of production
probablyCyprus
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Idalion, sanctuary of Reshef-Apollo

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Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Sanctuary of Apollo (Phrangissa)

Identifiers

Accession no.
1910,0620.6, British Museum · Museum record

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