Bronze horse blinker from Eretria. It is the product of a northern Syrian workshop and is decorated with a representation of the "Potnios Theron" (Master of Animals). It was found in a storage pit close to the temple of Daphnephoros Apollo along with other artefacts of northern Syrian origin. 9th century BC. Archaeological Museum, Eretria ME 7007. Hellenic Ministry of Culture/Archaeological Receipts Fund. Sapouna-Sakellaraki, E., Eretria: Site and Museum, Hellenic Ministry of Culture/Archaeological Receipts Fund, Athens 1995, p. 78, fig. 58. © Hellenic Ministry of Culture
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