Karanis / toy horse with wheels / Paint / Wood

About this Item

Record Details

Object Identifier: 0000.00.7692
Object Name: toy horse with wheels
Collections: Kelsey Permanent Artifact Collections
Lot: University of Michigan Excavations (Karanis)
Object Category: Artifact
Object Type: Toys
Full Artifact Description: Brown. Good condition. Flat body pierced at leg areas for wheel axles. Axles and wheels in place. Head pierced at eye for pull-string. Red saddle outlined in black on both sides. Black mane. Wheels decorated with red triangles.; Wilfong: Toy horse with wheels. Wood, paint.
Subjects: Horse
Materials: Paint; Wood

Measurements

Weight: 187g
Length: 14.3 cm
Width: 1.5 cm
Height: 16.2 cm
Measurement Notes: maximum height: 16.5 cm; maximum width: 14.5 cm; maximum depth: 8.5 cm

Date

Date: 1st - 4th C AD

Provenance

Provenance: Egypt
Site: Karanis
Unit Grid Number: 0204
Component/Room: 00A
Area: R:*

Publications and Exhibitions

Publications: Passionate Curiosities: Tales of Collectors & Collections from the Kelsey Museum. Talalay, Lauren E.; Cool, Margaret Root. Ann Arbor: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, 2015.

At Home In Roman Egypt: A Social Archaeology. Anna Lucille Boozer. Book. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2021.
Exhibitions: Ancient Faces. 2000.

Archaeologies of Childhood: The First Years of Life in Roman Egypt. 2003.

Egypt and Near East Gallery Permanent Exhibition. 1984.

Karanis: An Egyptian Town in Roman Times. 1983.

Pedestal 17 - Childhood Artifacts. 2009.

The Spindle and the Shrine. 2000.

Technical Details

Collection: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Art & Artifact Collection
Image Size: 2272 x 1704
File Size: 145 KB
Record: 0000.00.7692
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.00.7692/0000_00_7692p01.tif

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IIIF

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