Caption

Head of a terracotta horse figurine. Terracotta head with part of the neck and mane of a horse. The animal's eyes and muzzle are marked. The mane, depicted in a long strip, falls to the right side of the head. The surface is heavily worn, with partially erased convex details. The darker original clay surface and remnants of red paint, are preserved in the recesses. Dated 332–30 BC; Hellenistic period, Greater Greece. Figurine. Height 3.3 cm, width 5.3 cm, depth 2.2 cm., A worn, irregularly shaped terracotta fragment resembling an animal head with textured surface and weathered edges, showing a few raised rounded features where an eye and snout appear, along with shallow carved indentations suggesting fur or mane detail; the object displays a mix of reddish-brown clay and patches of lighter beige or off-white encrustation, and it rests on a smooth light gray background casting a soft shadow beneath.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A19_425

License type

Rights managed

Available size

28.2Mb (1.3Mb) / 13.0in x 8.4in / 3907 x 2519 (300dpi)

Keywords

Head terracotta horse figurine Terracotta head part neck mane horse animal's eyes muzzle marked depicted long strip falls right side head surface heavily worn partially erased convex details darker original clay surface remnants red paint preserved recesses Dated 332–30 BC Hellenistic period Greater Greece Figurine Height 3.3 cm width 5.3 cm depth 2.2 cm worn irregularly shaped terracotta fragment resembling animal head textured surface weathered edges showing raised rounded features eye snout shallow carved indentations suggesting fur mane detail object displays mix reddish-brown clay patches lighter beige off-white encrustation rests smooth light gray background casting soft shadow beneath.