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Pregnant Woman Figurine, Archaic II Cypriot statue
Pregnant Woman Figurine, Archaic II Cypriot, c. 600–500 BC. British Museum, 1894,1101.509.CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Archaic II

Pregnant Woman Figurine

Terracotta figurine of a seated pregnant woman of the dea gravida type; mould-made with a bivalve mould; depicts a seated female dressed in a long, but sheer robe emphasising the breasts and swollen belly; her right hand rests on her bulging stomach; the other hand on her left knee; semi-circular face with an elaborate coiffure covered with a veil, the hair beneath bound up in two large clumps on each side of the temples; buff clay, decorated with faded red paint, indicating skin colour and jewellery around the neck. Dimensions: Height: 16.80 centimetres; Height: 17.78 centimetres Object Type: figure Series: Dea Gravida Techniques: mould-made; painted

Classification

Object type
Terracotta figurine
Decoration techniques
Moulded, Painted
Material
Clay
Period
probablyIron AgeCypro-Archaic
Date
600 - 500 BC
Findspot
Amathus

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Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Amathus

Identifiers

Accession no.
1894,1101.509, British Museum · Museum record

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