Terracotta Robed Figure
Description: | Cypriot terracotta figure of robed man. Flat mould-made ‘Asiatic’, or ‘Assyrian’ man. Pressed into one-piece mould. Torso and feet only, wearing fringed garment lost above waist. Fringe is painted red. Pale buff Cypriot fabric with common black and white inclusions between <0.5mm and (rarely) 4mm across. Dimensions: Height: 16.50 centimetres max ; Thickness: 5.90 centimetres; Width: 7.40 centimetres Object Type: figure; plaque Techniques: painted; mould-made Condition: fair (incomplete) |
Period: | Archaic II |
Date: | 620 - 550 BC |
Collection: | British Museum |
Provenance: | Temple of Aphrodite (Naukratis) |
Accession Number: | EA50130 |