Karanis / pull-toy horse / Wood

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Object Identifier
0000.00.3772
Object Name
pull-toy horse
Object Type
Toys
Materials
Wood
Length
16.0 cm;
Width
1.2 cm;
Height
9.1 cm;
Thickness
;
Weight
;102g (99 g as of 4.28.2010)
Pierced
no
Inscribed
no
Full Artifact Description
Brown. Fair condition. Flat body pierced at leg areas for wheel axles which remain with four wheels. Two wheels do not match, inscribed with dark circles near edges. Seem modern. Head pierced for pull-string.
Subjects
Horse
Unit Grid Number
0209
Component/Room
00C
Area
R
Verbatim Provenance
Egypt
Verbatim Site
Karanis
Production Site
site
Countermark
no
Exhibition Title
Animals in the Kelsey: An Undergraduate Exhibit of Animals in the Ancient World
Archaeologies of Childhood: The First Years of Life in Roman Egypt
Case 22 - Michigan Excavations BL Drawer Toys
Exhibition Curator
Alcock, Susan
Wilfong, Terry
Exhibition Year
2003
2010
Publication Title
Objects of Daily Use
Publication Author
Petrie, Sir W. M. Flinders
Publication Year
0000
Type Category
Artifact

Technical Details

Record
0000.00.3772
Link to this Item
https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.00.3772/dscn6102.jpg

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"Karanis; pull-toy horse; Wood." In the digital collection Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Art & Artifact Collection. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.00.3772/dscn6102.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024.
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