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Horned Terracotta Mask, Archaic II Cypriot statue
Horned Terracotta Mask, Archaic II Cypriot, c. 600–500 BC. British Museum, 1894,1101.189.CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Archaic II

Horned Terracotta Mask

Terracotta mask or read from a figurine of a horned creature similar to the Babylonian Humbaba but probably representing Bes; hollow mould-made body; perforated for suspension below each ear and between the stumps of the horns; the figure has cat-line ears, a grimacing expression baring the teeth and (originally) twisted horns; prominent wrinkles above the eyes and on the face and chin; made of orange-buff clay, fired grey on the interior with white inclusions; decorated with black and purple paint. Dimensions: Height: 17.50 centimetres Object Type: figurine; mask Techniques: mould-made; perforated; painted

Classification

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

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Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Amathus

Identifiers

Accession no.
1894,1101.189, British Museum · Museum record

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