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 |