Moulded Terracotta Female Figure

Moulded Terracotta Female Figure

Description:

Head of moulded terracotta female figure; she has a prominent nose and is wearing cap with painted red band and probable earrings; self-slipped reddish clay; traces of burning on flat back.


Dimensions: Height: 6 centimetres max ; Thickness: 3.90 centimetres; Width: 3.90 centimetres


Object Type: figure


Techniques: moulded; painted; self-slip

Period:

Archaic

Date:

750 - 475 BC

Collection:

British Museum

Provenance:

Enkomi

Accession Number:

1897,0401.899