Terracotta Assyrian Figure
Description: | Cypriot terracotta figure of robed man with beard and headdress. Flat mould-made ‘Asiatic’, or ‘Assyrian’ type. Pressed into one-piece mould. Robe, face and headdress painted red, beard and details painted black. Pale buff/grey fabric with fine black and white inclusions. Dimensions: Height: 9.50 centimetres; Thickness: 3.50 centimetres; Width: 7.40 centimetres Object Type: figure; plaque Techniques: mould-made; painted Condition: fair (incomplete -head and shoulders only) |
Period: | Archaic II |
Date: | 620 - 550 BC |
Collection: | British Museum |
Provenance: | Temple of Aphrodite (Naukratis) |
Accession Number: | EA50126 |