Terracotta Worshipper Figurine

Terracotta Worshipper Figurine

Description:

Torso of terracotta figurine of a male worshipper holding a sacrificial kid goat; hollow wearing short chiton and jerkin and holding kid (head lost) to chest; remains of red paint.


Dimensions: Height: 19 centimetres max


Object Type: figurine


Techniques: painted; wheel-made

Period:

Archaic II

Date:

650 - 550 BC

Collection:

British Museum

Provenance:

Salamis (Cyprus)

Accession Number:

1891,0806.37