Heraklion Archaeological Museum - CollectiveAccess System : Bronze objects : Bronze horse figurine [Χ4511]

Bronze horse figurine

Χ4511

Metal (Bronze)

Almost intact

Height: 12 cm.Length: 13.3 cm.

Kommos

Temple Β

Geometric period:

800-775 BC:

Gallery:

XVII

Case:

181

Exhibition thematic unit:

Geometric - Archaic - Classical period (10th - 4th c. BC). The Sanctuaries. From Minoan cult to the amalgamation of religious beliefs

Sanctuaries

Description

Bronze horse figurine, found almost intact. It was deposited as a votive offering at the altar of Temple B at Kommos, a sanctuary with a long period of use. The offering of a horse figurine attests to the importance of horses in Cretan society at that time.

Bibliography:

Shaw J.W.-Shaw C.M. (eds.), Kommos ΙV. The Greek Sanctuary, Part 1-2, Princeton-Oxford, 2000, 145, 158, 188, pl. 3.29.

Author:

S. P.

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