Horse-head, terracotta figurine fragment, possibly from horse and rider figurine

Details

• Title

  Horse-head, terracotta figurine fragment, possibly from horse and rider figurine

• Associated place

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

• Date

  Cypro-Geometric Period (c. 1050 - c. 750 BC)

• Material and technique

  ceramic

• Object type

  sculpture › figure › figurine

• Dimensions

  max. pres. 7.1 cm of horse hair (height)
  max.pres. 4.2 cm from back of horse hair towards the front (length)
  max.pres. 3 cm between ears (width)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Allocated by the Cyprus Exploration Fund, from excavations in Salamis in 1891.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Antiquities

• Accession no.

  AN1896-1908.C.560

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