Terracotta Three-Legged Bench

Terracotta Three-Legged Bench

Description:

Terracotta model of a three-legged bench or stool, possibly part of a large model group; hand-made. Rectangular surface with rounded edges; two legs at one end, a single leg at the opposite side. Made of buff-orange clay with black and purple painted decoration: panels of purple on the top surface and legs, with black trim.


Dimensions: Height: 5.90 centimetres; Length: 9.50 centimetres


Object Type: model


Techniques: handmade; painted

Period:

Archaic

Date:

750 - 300 BC

Collection:

British Museum

Provenance:

Cyprus

Accession Number:

1876,0909.110