Asset number
942019001
Description
Fragment of a limestone figurine of a female worshipper playing a tambourine, in the Eastern Neo-Cypriote style; she is depicted standing, wearing a long red robe extending to the feet, and possibly some sort of shawl over the upper body which grips the arms tightly; rounded face and large, oval, bulging eyes; her upturned red lips suggest a slight smile; around her neck is a necklace of long beads ending with a large pendant between the breasts; her hair falls in drapes to the shoulders as a single mass with no detail; in her left hand, she holds a tambourine vertically against her chest, striking the disc with her right; the back of the figure is plain, with tool marks visible; traces of paint on the lips, dress, jewellery and instrument: parallel vertical stripes run on each side of the lower garment; right shoulder and arm, and the tambourine, are damaged; scratches and abrasions to the surface; lower part of figure below knee level is restored; currently mounted on a modern limestone base.
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