Terracotta Female Figure - image 1

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

Date

600 - 500 BC

Accession No.

1900,0903.3

Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Lapithos (near)