Terracotta Woman Plaque

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:

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