Terracotta Robed Figure, Archaic II Cypriot statue
Terracotta Robed Figure, Archaic II Cypriot, c. 620–550 BC. British Museum, EA50130.CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Archaic II

Terracotta Robed Figure

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)

Classification

Decoration techniques
Moulded, Painted
Material
Clay
Period
probablyIron AgeCypro-Archaic
Date
620 - 550 BC
Place of production
Cyprus

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Accession No.

EA50130

Collection

Provenance

  • Temple of Aphrodite (Naukratis)

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