Terracotta Woman Plaque
Description: | Terracotta figure plaque of a woman. She has long curly hair. Mould-made, solid and with a flat back. Probably once joined a wheel-made body (now lost). White coating is over painted with red hair, pink skin and black details of the eyes. Dense red-pink fabric with large grey, white and red inclusions. Dimensions: Height: 4.90 centimetres; Thickness: 2.60 centimetres; Width: 3.80 centimetres Object Type: figure; plaque Techniques: mould-made; painted; wheel-made (body (now missing)) |
Period: | Classical |
Date: | 480 - 330 BC |
Collection: | British Museum |
Provenance: | Naukratis (probably) |
Accession Number: | null |