Terracotta Female Plaque, Archaic II Cypriot statue

Archaic II

Terracotta Female Plaque

Terracotta female figure plaque with right arm across chest, held to the breast, left arm against side. Almond shaped eyes and full lips on a round face. Head, chest, right and part of left arm. Typical figure type of a woman with double necklace and pendant worn below a collar at the neck. Long flowing hair or wig (with garment drawn over the hair?) and earrings (?). Cypriot clay pressed into one-piece mould. Buff fabric with sand inclusions. Dimensions: Height: 13.40 centimetres Object Type: figure; plaque Techniques: mould-made

Date

620 - 550 BC

Accession No.

null

Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Sanctuary of Aphrodite (Naukratis) (likely)

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