Horse figurines were common objects during the first millennium BCE (the Iron Age), because the use of horses had greatly increased then, according to Dr. Adi Erlich of the University of Haifa.

Horse-and-rider figurines, like this one, were popular in 6th century B.C.E. Boeotia (2). Terracotta figurines, which were probably quite inexpensive, may have been used as toys for children, as ...

Another figurine was discovered by another hiker recently near Tel Akko. That horse from the Hellenistic period has a harness and mane and is about 2,200 years old. Both finds were likely ...

A leading Israeli archaeology professor claims that a handful of small male figurines associated with horse statues dating to the 10th and 9th centuries BCE, discovered in multiple sites from the ...

By Cox's 80th birthday in August 2020, Corona was right at home among the many carousel horse figurines in the Cox home entertainment room. Section: Gallery Thu., Jan. 28, 2021 ...

Breyers figurines are made from a far less conspicuous material, and some of the rarest models fetch thousands. When you think of a toy plastic horse, it’s probably a Breyers model—it’s the ...