Female Worshipper with Bird

Female Worshipper with Bird

Description:

Terracotta statuette of a female worshipper holding a bird by its neck in her right hand; hollow, mould-made; she is dressed in an elaborate costume with a 'kalathos' (tall crown) and wears rich jewellery.


Dimensions: Height: 30.48 centimetres


Object Type: statuette


Techniques: mould-made

Period:

Archaic II

Date:

600 - 550 BC

Collection:

British Museum

Provenance:

Sanctuary of Artemis (Achna)

Accession Number:

1883,0106.8