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 |