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Terracotta Female Figure, Archaic II Cypriot statue
Terracotta Female Figure, Archaic II Cypriot, c. 600–500 BC. British Museum, 1900,0903.3.CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Archaic II

Terracotta Female Figure

Upper part of terracotta female figure, probaly a votary or perhaps a deity; solid, hand-made body with moulded face and applied pellet breasts; columnar body preserved only from the waist up; the left arm is held under the breats, the right is by the side; the head is crudely rendered but weras a cap or fillet; buff clay, surface worn. Dimensions: Height: 9.10 centimetres max Object Type: figure Techniques: applied; handmade; moulded

Classification

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

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Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Lapithos (near)

Identifiers

Accession no.
1900,0903.3, British Museum · Museum record

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