Ram or goat head of votive terracotta figurine

Details

• Title

  Ram or goat head of votive terracotta figurine

• Associated place

  Europe › Cyprus › Famagusta › Salamis › Salamis-Toumba (place of excavation)

• Date

  Cypro-Archaic Period (c. 750 - c. 475 BC)

• Material and technique

  terracotta

• Object type

  sculpture › figure › figurine;

  sculpture › figure › votive figure

• Dimensions

  max.pres. 5.9 cm from forehead to the lowest part of neck (height)
  max. pres. 5.1 cm from nose to horns (depth)
  max. pres. 2.9 cm across neck break (width)
  max.pres. 2.5 cm of head across horns (width)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Allocated by the Cyprus Exploration Fund from excavations in Salamis in 1890.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Antiquities

• Accession no.

  AN1896-1908.C.557

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