White Painted Female Figurine - image 1

Late Bronze Age III

White Painted Female Figurine

Bottle-shaped terracotta female figurine in what appears to be White Painted Wheelmade III ware; hollow, wheel-made body with a narrow, funnel-like spout on the head; applied pellet eyes and beak nose; hands held beneath breasts; hair rendered as black painted bands; around her neck are two parallel bands, possibly representing jewellery; buff fabric with cream-white slip decorated with parallel lines and chevrons in red and black paint. Dimensions: Height: 15.30 centimetres Object Type: figurine Ware: White Painted Wheel-made Ware (?) Series: White Painted Wheel-made III (?) Techniques: painted; applied; wheel-made

Date

1250 - 1050 BC

Accession No.

1917,0701.38

Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Found/Acquired: Nicosia (city) (?)