Figurine

MS162

From: Cyprus | Italy | Bumo

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

Object Number MS162
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Cyprus | Italy | Bumo
Locus Temenos
Date Made 399-300 BCE
Section Mediterranean
Materials Terracotta
Iconography Aphrodite Head
Description

Life size. Brown to orange clay; no traces of paint. Hollow from top to level of chin. Frontal head. Prominent pointed nose. Necklace indicated by applique round discs. One ear or earring indicated by a larger disc. Headdress rising to a peak above center of forehead. Back not modelled.

Height 3.4 cm
Width 2.6 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Max Ohnefalsch-Richter, 1895
Other Number 262 - Collector Number | 51 - Other Number

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