Cypriot Tambourine Priestess
Description: | Terracotta mould-made figure plaque of female tambourine player in priestess dress of a Cypriot style. Face is damaged. Red-brown fabric with grey core, abundant quartz, mica, grey and organic vesicles inclusions. Dimensions: Height: 10 centimetres; Thickness: 3 centimetres; Width: 5.50 centimetres Object Type: figure; plaque Series: Thomas P-F.2 Techniques: mould-made |
Period: | Archaic II |
Date: | 620 - 550 BC |
Collection: | British Museum |
Provenance: | Sanctuary of Aphrodite (Naukratis) (likely) |
Accession Number: | null |