Late Bronze Age II

Base Ring Mother and Child Figure

Terracotta female figure holding infant; Base Ring II ware; hand-made; flattened, solid construction; two double pierced ears, with all four hanging circular ear-rings preserved; beak-shaped nose and large applied pellets for eyes; short body with exaggerated hips, tapering to stubby feet, slightly out-turned; arms and hands clasping the higly stylised infant to her chest; incised detail of horizontal bands around neck, diagonal strokes and lines, and three horizontal lines on one side, on pubic triangle and upper thighs; incised vertical line indicating legs, fingers also delineated. Dimensions: Height: 13.30 centimetres; Thickness: 2.90 centimetres body ; Width: 5.10 centimetres Object Type: figure Ware: Base Ring Ware Series: Base Ring II Techniques: handmade; incised; pierced; applied