KE 1009 (Terracotta Figurine of Horse and Rider) [ permalink ] [next ] [ show fewer links ] Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Area G (Middle Spur, north of harbor)
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
S 36
Typological identification
Terracotta Figurine
Description
Horse and rider. Horse striding with tail outstretched; rider seated close to mane.
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Fine, somewhat soft, light buff clay. Corinthian coroplastic fabric?
Preservation comment
One fragment preserves two legs, torso, and tail of horse and left leg of rider. Heavy, somewhat sparse abrasion, pitting, and scoring; scattered specks of encrustation.
Preserved height
0.044
Preserved length
0.062
Preserved width
0.02
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Horse or Donkey (Visual Motif)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Person (Visual Motif)
File
Photograph
