Terracotta Tamborine Figure - image 1

Archaic

Terracotta Tamborine Figure

Terracotta female figure holding tamborine to chest; moulded; long hair down sides of neck with head covering at top; dressed in long robe; surface worn; coarse orange clay; originally described as having black bands painted on costume but these are not visible; flat back; broken at lower legs, feet lost. Dimensions: Height: 23 centimetres max ; Thickness: 3.70 centimetres; Width: 6.80 centimetres Object Type: figure Techniques: moulded; painted (?)

Date

750 - 475 BC

Accession No.

1897,0401.896

Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Enkomi