figurine
- Museum number
- 1969,0401.88
- Description
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Upper body fragment of a terracotta female figurine; made in a single-part mould; she is depicted standing, naked, with hands clutching her breasts; oval face with almond-shape detes and a prominent nose; elaborate earrings; her long black hair falls on each side of the body to just above the breasts (broken away on the right side); plain flat back; buff-orange, fairly coarse clay, with black and red paint on the head and face, and traces of a white wash or slip on the body.
- Production date
- 700BC-550BC
- Dimensions
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Height: 8.60 centimetres (max)
- Curator's comments
- The tomb group is not mentioned in Excavations in Cyprus, but the number is written on the back of the figurine and appears to correspond to the one described in Myres' notebook.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1894
- Department
- Greek and Roman
- Registration number
- 1969,0401.88