Terracotta Male Figure
Description: | Male terracotta mould-made figure. Upper body, right arm folded over chest, hand ermerging clenched from fold of garment which is draped over the arm and forming a v-neck; left arm hanging down side; long beard; back flat and slightly concave. Traces of black paint on beard, red paint on the face. Pale yellow-beige marl clay with abundant black, red and white (limestone) inclusions. Surface very worn. Solid. Dimensions: Height: 13.50 centimetres; Thickness: 3.80 centimetres; Width: 7.70 centimetres Object Type: figure; plaque Techniques: mould-made; painted |
Period: | Archaic II |
Date: | 620 - 550 BC |
Collection: | British Museum |
Provenance: | Sanctuary of Aphrodite (Naukratis) (likely) |
Accession Number: | null |