Bird Figurine with Painted Detail

Bird Figurine with Painted Detail

Description:

Terracotta figurine of a bird with painted detail; hand-made; elongated body and fan tail; open raised wings, three short legs; pointed beak with black spots on the eyes and face; made of buff, unslipped clay decorated with red and black bands on the neck and tail, with red stripes on the wings.


Dimensions: Height: 6 centimetres; Length: 8.40 centimetres


Object Type: figure


Techniques: painted; handmade

Period:

Archaic I

Date:

750 - 600 BC

Collection:

British Museum

Provenance:

Kourion

Accession Number:

1896,0201.117