Terracotta Male Figure

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:

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