Archaic I

Elaborate Terracotta Worshipper

Terracotta figurine of an elaborately dressed and jewelled worshipper or a goddess with up-raised arms; wheel-made cylindrical body splaying outwards at the bottom, upper parts modelled and much detail added in paint, such as the eyes and eyebrows; the arms, at right angles to the body, were added separately left arm missing); triangular face with schematic, but expressive features such as the amygdaloid eyes; hair painted as a single mass falling onto the shoulders; the woman wears a very large, wedge-shaped headdress tapering outwards, elaborately decorated with geometric designs in black and red: horizontal bands framing registers of lozenges and triangles; around her neck is a double choker of beads in red and black, with a large central stud, her loop-shaped earrings carry smaller studs; three red and black bands on each arm may represent bracelets, four bands on the lower body the hem (only the upper one well preserved) may be the hem of an over-garment, above which is the upper loop of a sash (better preserved on other examples); hanging from her neck is a double-cord pendant extending to below her breasts and ending in tassels; the back of the figure is mostly plain, except for black intersecting lines on the rear-side of the headdress. Dimensions: Height: 36.50 centimetres Object Type: figure Techniques: wheel-made; hand-modelled; painted