Base Ring Terracotta Figure

Base Ring Terracotta Figure

Description:

Terracotta female figure holding infant; Base Ring II ware; hand-made; hollow construction; originally two double pierced ears with hanging circular ear-rings, one ear broken off and only a single ear-ring preserved; beak-shaped nose, now broken, and applied pellets for eyes; small head with elongated neck widening to broad, flattened oval hips and tapering to small feet; arms sticking out at angle to body and hands clasped together, holding the infant lying horizontal; incised detail of strokes and punctures on pubic triangle, lower neck and chest area, toes and fingers.


Dimensions: Height: 20.50 centimetres; Weight: 177 grammes; Thickness: 3.70 millimetres; Width: 6.80 centimetres


Object Type: figure


Ware: Base Ring Ware


Series: Base Ring II


Techniques: handmade; incised; applied; pierced

Period:

Late Bronze Age II

Date:

1450 - 1200 BC

Collection:

British Museum

Provenance:

Enkomi

Accession Number:

1897,0401.1294