Middle Bronze Age I

Terracotta plank-shaped figurine

A straight sided slab with rounded ends and details in low relief. A turban, now detached, was probably worn on the head, leaving a different coloration on the surface. H. 6 15/16 in. (17.6 cm)

Date

1900 - 1800 BC

Accession No.

74.51.1537

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance

Said to be from a rock-cut tomb at Alambra

References

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