Orange Robed Figure - image 1

Archaic II

Orange Robed Figure

Terracotta figure of robed man. Torso only, chest-to-knee, with right arm across chest; garment. Flat ‘Asiatic’, or ‘Assyrian’ man. Pressed into one-piece mould. Orange-red over-fired Cypriot marl fabric with pale buff surfaces. Abundant coarse black and white inclusions. Dimensions: Height: 12 centimetres; Thickness: 3.20 millimetres; Width: 7.20 centimetres Object Type: figure; plaque Techniques: mould-made; painted

Date

620 - 550 BC

Accession No.

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Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Sanctuary of Aphrodite (Naukratis)