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Byzantine Terracotta Horse-Shaped Ryhton from the 5th-6th century B.C.
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Price:CHF 1'900
Byzantine Terracotta Horse-Shaped Ryhton.
Byzantine
5th century A.D., 6th century A.D.
H : 10.5 cm – L : 14 cm
Animal, Vessel
Terracotta
Beige, Orange
Very good condition, but reglued. Legs are broken, minor chips. Traces of paint.
946
This statuette represents a very popular mythological hybrid figure that was largely widespread in Near Eastern iconography from the Sumerian period.
Carved from two fragments of dark green stone mottled with light patches (steatite probably), these two objects represent animals with highly stylized and abstract shapes.
This rectangular plaque is perfectly regular and smooth; at its center, it is decorated with a bird carved out in relief
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