Terracotta Votive Female Figurine

Terracotta votive female figurine holding a dove; hand-made and worked with a incising tool; column-like body on a splaying base, surface showing signs of shaving with a tool; the right hand is raised in the air in a devotional gesture; the left holds a large dove at her waist; large nose, slight lip and chin, eyes not indicated; around the head is a large, plain turban, behind which falls what appears to be a mass of spreading hair, or else very large ear-caps, details indicated by parallel incisions; round the neck are two elaborate necklaces, one supporting a pendant with a projecting knob, the other extending to the navel behind the bird and supporting a cylindrical shaped pendant; pale buff clay with traces of red and black paint on the lower part of the body. Dimensions: Height: 14.20 centimetres Object Type: figurine Series: Yon and Caubet Lapithos Workshop 1 Techniques: painted; handmade; incised