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Terracotta Worshipper Figurine, Archaic II Cypriot statue
Terracotta Worshipper Figurine, Archaic II Cypriot, c. 650–550 BC. British Museum, 1891,0806.37.CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Archaic II

Terracotta Worshipper Figurine

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

Classification

Object type
Terracotta figurine
Decoration
Painted
Motifs
Goat, deer and ibex, Human figure
Material
Clay
Period
probablyIron AgeCypro-Archaic
Date
650 - 550 BC
Findspot
Salamis

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Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Salamis (Cyprus)

Identifiers

Accession no.
1891,0806.37, British Museum · Museum record

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