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

Archaic II

Terracotta Male Figure Head

Head of a male terracotta figure wearing a cap. Head or bust, broken from a larger figure. Possibly a representation of the devotee. The facial features are only crudely completed, in archaic style. The eyes are almond shaped. Mould-made with substantial additions by hand. Coated with white paint, with possible traces of paint, or staining. Dark red-brown fabric with pale yellow-buff surfaces. Overfired marl clay with abundant black and white inclusions. Dimensions: Height: 15.40 centimetres; Thickness: 7.70 centimetres; Width: 9.50 centimetres Object Type: figure Techniques: mould-made; painted (?)

Classification

Object type
Terracotta figurine
Decoration
Moulded
Material
Clay
Period
probablyIron AgeCypro-Archaic
Date
620 - 550 BC
Findspot
Palaepaphos

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Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Sanctuary of Aphrodite (Naukratis) (likely)

Identifiers

Accession no.
null, British Museum

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