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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 rough-textured, light beige clay figure stands against a plain gray background, with a tall, elongated central body and an arched horizontal limb forming a right-angled shape; the top area has several rounded protrusions suggesting a head with bulbous features, and the surface shows patches of muted reddish and brown discoloration and some darker speckling, while the base splits into a few stubby leg-like supports resting on the gray surface.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A04_121

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

96.0Mo (1.6Mo) / 49.0cm x 49.0cm / 5792 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 legs 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 rough-textured light beige clay figure stands plain gray background tall elongated central body arched horizontal limb forming right-angled shape top area several rounded protrusions suggesting head bulbous features patches muted reddish brown discoloration darker speckling base splits stubby leg- supports resting gray surface.