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Fragmentary horse figurine
Cypriote
Cyrpo-Archaic
late 7th–mid 6th century B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Naukratis
Medium/Technique
Terracotta
Dimensions
7.8 cm (3 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number86.487
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionNeck and partial front legs of a horse figurine, wearing an Assyrian style tassel. Bottom of the bridle can be seen at the very top where the head would have been.
ProvenanceFrom Naukratis. 1885: excavated by William Matthew Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund, assigned to the EEF by the Egyptian government; October 28, 1885: voted to the MFA at EEF general meeting; sent over February 1886. (Accession date: 1886).