Ancient Egyptian horse figurine from Sesebi Upper Nubia dated 1550 – 1295 BC

Head of a pottery horse figurine, nile silt fired to buff orange and painted red. Fairly crude, ears not well modelled, mane shown as raised ridge. Possibly a child’s toy.

Ancient Egyptian horse figurine from Sesebi Upper Nubia dated 1550 – 1295 BC

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1937.52.10
  • Material: pottery
  • Culture: Dynasty 18
  • Period: New Kingdom
  • Dated: 1550 - 1295 BC
  • Object name: horse figurine
  • Dimensions: Length: 39mm , Width: 36mm , Depth: 24mm
  • Published references: A M Blackman J E A 23 (1937) pp. 145-151
  • Site: Sesebi
  • Latitude: 20.109722
  • Longitude: 30.543056