Terracotta Robed Figure

Terracotta Robed Figure

Description:

Cypriot terracotta figure of robed man. Flat mould-made ‘Asiatic’, or ‘Assyrian’ man. Pressed into one-piece mould. Torso only (head lost), upper body of terracotta male figure with right arm across chest. Robe is scalloped, garment with dentate fringe, painted red. Pale buff Cypriot fabric with common black and white inclusions between <0.5mm and (rarely) 4mm across.


Dimensions: Height: 9.60 centimetres max ; Thickness: 3.40 centimetres; Width: 12 centimetres


Object Type: figure; plaque


Techniques: mould-made; painted


Condition: Good

Period:

Archaic II

Date:

620 - 550 BC

Collection:

British Museum

Provenance:

Temple of Aphrodite (Naukratis)

Accession Number:

EA50128