Terracotta Three-Legged Bench, Archaic Cypriot
Terracotta Three-Legged Bench, Archaic Cypriot, c. 750–300 BC. British Museum, 1876,0909.110.CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Archaic

Terracotta Three-Legged Bench

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

Classification

Object type
Model
Decoration
Painted
Material
Clay
Place of production
probablyCyprus
Date
750 - 300 BC

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Provenance

  • Cyprus

Identifiers

Accession no.
1876,0909.110, British Museum · Museum record

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