Late Bronze Age II
Base Ring Female Figure
Terracotta female figure holding infant; Base Ring II ware; hand-made; flattened, solid construction; two double pierced ears, originally with hanging circular ear-rings, not preserved; beak-shaped nose and applied pellets for eyes; short body with exaggerated hips, tapering to pointed feet; arms sticking out at angle to body and hands clasping the stylised infant to her chest, left forearm missing; incised detail of horizontal bands around neck, strokes and chevrons on pubic triangle; vertical incised line indicating legs, fingers also delineated. Dimensions: Height: 13.50 centimetres; Thickness: 1.65 centimetres body ; Width: 4.80 centimetres Object Type: figure Ware: Base Ring Ware Series: Base Ring II Techniques: incised; applied; handmade; pierced
Classification
- Object type
- Terracotta figurine
- Ware
- Base Ring ware
- Material
- Clay
- Period
- probablyBronze AgeLate Cypriot (Late Bronze Age)Late Cypriot II
- Date
- 1450 - 1200 BC
- Place of production
- probablyCyprus
- Findspot
- Enkomi
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