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Cypriot Tambourine Priestess, Archaic II Cypriot statue
Cypriot Tambourine Priestess, Archaic II Cypriot, c. 620–550 BC. British Museum, null.CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Archaic II

Cypriot Tambourine Priestess

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

Classification

Object type
Terracotta figurine
Decoration
Moulded
Material
Clay
Period
probablyIron AgeCypro-Archaic
Date
620 - 550 BC
Place of production
Cyprus
Findspot
Palaepaphos

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Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Sanctuary of Aphrodite (Naukratis) (likely)

Identifiers

Accession no.
null, British Museum

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