
Middle Bronze Age I
White Painted Figurine
Terracotta female figurine; hand-made; naked but wearing a turban-like headdress composed of an applied zig-zag of clay with ring above; the large elongated ears are pierced; eyes and mouth rendered as simple incisions; arms (now missing) originally outstreched; prominent knees high up the legs; outstretching feet, surviving left foot with incised details; made of buff clay with creamy-white slip; red painted zig-zag decoration on front and back. Dimensions: Height: 13.30 centimetres Object Type: figurine Ware: White Painted Ware Techniques: painted; pierced; applied; handmade
Date
2000 - 1650 BC
Accession No.
1876,0909.87
Collection
British Museum
Provenance
- Cyprus
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