Fragment of the terracotta figurine of a calf bearer, animal feet held together by human hand

Details

• Title

  Fragment of the terracotta figurine of a calf bearer, animal feet held together by human hand

• 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

• Dimensions

  max. pres. 6 cm from thumb to lowest part of calf feet (height)
  max. 2.2 cm of the fist (depth)
  max.pres. 3 cm from thumb across fragment (width)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by the Cyprus Exploration Fund in Salamis in 1890.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Antiquities

• Accession no.

  AN1912.147

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