Cypriot Terracotta Figurine
Cypro-Archaic I-II (700-475 BC). Height 18.8cm.
An animal figurine with triangular legs, a short body, and a tall neck. It has a high, crested mane, a short tail, small ears, and prominent eyes.Made of hard pale buff clay with a matte pale buff slip, and decorated in matte dark red and dark reddish-brown paint.
The lower legs feature brown horizontal strokes framed by vertical lines, while the upper legs are painted red. Brown horizontal and vertical strokes decorate the body and neck, with a red field on the upper neck. Brown strokes indicate the mane, and brown lines encircle the nose. The tail and ears are painted red, while the eyes are shown as brown encircled discs.
The figurine was acquired by the Swedish Cyprus Expedition in 1929 from Ayia Irini. It has been part of the collection of the Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Sweden (Inv. No.MM Acc 1161) since 1931.