Figurine

Spout

86-18-93

Location: On Display in the Eastern Mediterranean Gallery

From: Jordan | Tall as-Sa'idiyya

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number 86-18-93
Current Location Eastern Mediterranean Gallery - On Display
Provenience Jordan | Tall as-Sa'idiyya
Archaeology Area 31-C/D-5
Period Sa'idiyya III | Persian Period
Date Made 420-180 BCE
Section Near Eastern
Materials Terracotta
Technique Handmade | Incised
Iconography Horse Head
Description

Horse-head spout. Tan ware and core; some visible inclusions, including straw (?). Round button eyes (2); incised hair between ears; bridle added to top of clay and smoothed.

Height 9.2 cm
Width 7.2 cm
Depth 10 cm
Credit Line Tall as-Sa'idiyya Expedition; James B. Pritchard, 1964-1967
Other Number S1228/Pfig24 - Field No SF

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