Terracotta Tree Group
Description: | Terracotta group, hand-moulded; male figure with arms around a vertical object with forked top which appears to be a tree; figures of 2 dogs or wolves on opposite side also appear to be climbing, possibly in pursuit; trunk of 'tree' pierced by hole at level of man's head, possibly for suspension. Dimensions: Height: 9 centimetres Object Type: figure; model group Techniques: handmade; pierced |
Period: | Archaic |
Date: | 750 - 475 BC |
Collection: | British Museum |
Provenance: | Episkopi-Bamboula |
Accession Number: | 1896,0201.54 |