
Late Bronze Age II
Base Ring Female Figure
Terracotta female figure; Base Ring II ware; hand-made; hollow construction; two double pierced ears with hanging circular ear-rings, only two ear-rings on the right side preserved; beak-shaped nose and applied pellets for eyes; elongated neck widening to broad, flattened oval hips and tapering to small feet; arms sticking out at angle to body and hands clasped together at chest; incised detail of strokes and chevrons on pubic triangle, lower neck, chest area and fingers. Dimensions: Height: 19.70 centimetres; Weight: 158 grammes; Thickness: 3.40 millimetres; Width: 7.20 centimetres Object Type: figure Ware: Base Ring Ware Series: Base Ring II Techniques: handmade; incised; applied; pierced
Date
1450 - 1200 BC
Accession No.
1897,0401.1293
Collection
British Museum
Provenance
- Enkomi