
Archaic II
Terracotta Duck Figurine
Terracotta figurine of a duck; hand-made; hollow oval body; flat, pointed tail; two short rudimentary legs at the front; the wings are represented as oval, leaf-like panels filled with hatching; the eyes are painted black; buff clay decorated with black and red paint: apart from the anatomical details, there are bands on the neck, tail and head. Dimensions: Height: 7.70 centimetres; Length: 8.70 centimetres Object Type: figure Techniques: painted; handmade
Classification
- Object type
- Terracotta figurine
- Decoration
- PaintedPainted in two colours
- Motif
- Bird
- Material
- Clay
- Period
- probablyIron AgeCypro-Archaic
- Date
- 600 - 500 BC
- Findspot
- Amathus
Also recorded as
A museum record
British Museum, 1894,1101.253 (“figure”)From Amathus, BM Tomb 88
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