Female Worshipper with Bird, Archaic II Cypriot statue

Archaic II

Female Worshipper with Bird

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

Classification

Decoration
Moulded
Motif
Bird
Material
Clay
Period
probablyIron AgeCypro-Archaic
Date
600 - 550 BC
Findspot
Achna

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Accession No.

1883,0106.8

Collection

Provenance

  • Sanctuary of Artemis (Achna)

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