Ram or goat head of votive figurine, possible vessel

Details

• Title

  Ram or goat head of votive figurine, possible vessel

• 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. 3.7 cm across break at neck (width)
  max. 5.6 cm neck-break to horns (height)
  max. 6.1 cm from tip of muzzle to upper neck-break (length)

• 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.555

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