
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) (?)