Assyrian Terracotta Figure

Assyrian Terracotta Figure

Description:

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. Cypriot yellow-buff marl clay with abundant coarse black, red and white inclusions.


Dimensions: Height: 11 centimetres; Thickness: 2.40 centimetres; Width: 8.90 centimetres


Object Type: figure; plaque


Techniques: mould-made; painted

Period:

Archaic II

Date:

620 - 550 BC

Collection:

British Museum

Provenance:

Sanctuary of Aphrodite (Naukratis)

Accession Number:

null