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Terracotta Veiled Figure, Archaic Cypriot statue
Terracotta Veiled Figure, Archaic Cypriot, c. 750–475 BC. British Museum, 1897,0401.895.CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Archaic

Terracotta Veiled Figure

Upper part of moulded terracotta female figure; right hand on breast; hair curled over forehead and covered by veil with tresses falling to shoulders; wearing necklace and ear caps with long tassles; flat back; traces of red paint on garment and face; traces black paint on hair; lower part reconstructed. Dimensions: Height: 15 centimetres max ; Thickness: 4.60 centimetres; Width: 9.10 centimetres Object Type: figure Techniques: painted; moulded

Classification

Object type
Terracotta figurine
Decoration techniques
Moulded, Painted
Material
Clay
Period
probablyIron AgeCypro-Archaic
Date
750 - 475 BC
Place of production
probablyCyprus
Findspot
Enkomi

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Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Enkomi

Identifiers

Accession no.
1897,0401.895, British Museum · Museum record

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