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Terracotta Lyre Player Figurine, Classical Cypriot statue
Terracotta Lyre Player Figurine, Classical Cypriot, c. 475–400 BC. British Museum, 2009,5019.2.CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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Terracotta Lyre Player Figurine

Terracotta figurine of a female lyre player, probably a votary or a priestess; hollow, mould-made, plain back (assembly hole); she is standing frontally on a low base, with her right hand against her chest holding an indistinct object; her left arm supports upright the remains of a lyre’; head missing; she wears a long robe with many folds or pleats (feet visible), over which is a cloak draped diagonally across the body; made of thick buff clay. Dimensions: Height: 22 centimetres Object Type: figure Techniques: mould-made; painted

Classification

Object type
Terracotta figurine
Decoration
Moulded
Material
Clay
Period
probablyIron AgeCypro-Classical
Date
475 - 400 BC
Findspot
Achna

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Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Achna (probably)

Identifiers

Accession no.
2009,5019.2, British Museum · Museum record

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