Figurine of a horse and warrior

Clay models of horses and riders were very popular in Iron Age Cyprus. They were often placed in tombs and may have represented the person being buried. This figure is decorated with red and black painted details.

Object Summary

Accession Loan No.
31/1918/97
Category
Antiquities
Collection Class
Foreign archaeology
Collection Area Region
Southern Europe
Collector Excavator
Cobham, Claude Delaval
Material
potterypigment
Common Name
figurine of a horse and warrior
Simple Name
figurine
Period Classification
Cypriot Archaic - 750-500 BC
Production Country
Cyprus

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figurine of a horse and warrior