Légende

Horse figurine, unknown Cypriot workshop. Schematic horse figurine. Plastically modeled muzzle, strongly rounded at the tip. Eyes marked with convexities. Mane attached. Neck strongly elongated in relation to the rest of the body, flattened at the rear edge, imitating a mane. Body narrow in relation to the neck, cylindrical. Front legs spread out to the sides, also cylindrical. Hind legs designed as a single unit in the form of a cylinder. Traces of polychrome visible on the surface: muzzle and mane reddish-brown, eyes highlighted in black. Traces of black paint also visible on the neck and chest of the animal. 750–600 BC Cypro-Archaic period II, Cyprus. Figurine; height 10.8 cm, width 7.8 cm., A small weathered sculpture with a tall narrow body and a rounded top standing on a base with a few stubby legs, showing a rough textured surface with pitting and erosion; colors visible include beige, tan, light brown, pale gray, and small areas of muted red; the object stands against a smooth medium gray background.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A04_120

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

74.6Mo (941.8Ko) / 38.1cm x 49.0cm / 4499 x 5792 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Horse figurine unknown Cypriot workshop Schematic horse figurine Plastically modeled muzzle strongly rounded tip Eyes marked convexities Mane attached Neck strongly elongated relation rest body flattened rear edge imitating mane Body narrow neck cylindrical Front legs spread sides also cylindrical Hind designed single unit form cylinder Traces polychrome visible surface mane reddish-brown eyes highlighted black black paint also visible chest animal 750–600 BC Cypro-Archaic period II Cyprus Figurine height 10.8 cm width 7.8 cm small weathered sculpture tall narrow body rounded top standing base stubby legs showing rough textured surface pitting erosion colors visible include beige tan light brown pale gray small areas muted red object stands smooth medium gray background.