Accession No
1927.1176
Description
Terracotta head of a woman, possibly a goddess. She is depicted with an archaic smile and wearing a wreath comprised of a series of bosses, and with a concave disc above her right eye; there may have been a second disc above her left eye, now missing, and a palmette has been broken off from the top of the centre of the wreath. Her head is broken at the neck, and is hollow at the back.
Place
Europe; Southern Europe; ?Cyprus
Period
?Archaic ?6th century BC
Source
Ridgeway, William (Professor; Sir) [collector and bequeather]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1927.1176
Cultural Affliation
Material
Ceramic; Pottery; Terracotta
Local Term
Measurements
77mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Terracotta head of figurine, youthful ?male head wearing wreath represented by a series of small bosses. ?Cypriote type
Event Date 1927
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Disc above right eye. Back of head hollowed out.
Event Date 27/7/2000
Author: Esther Laver
Context (Amendments / updates)
The Period field previously read '?Iron Age' and has been updated to '?Archaic'.
Event Date 11/3/2024
Author: Esther Laver
Description (Physical description)
Terracotta head of a woman, possibly a goddess. She is depicted with an archaic smile and wearing a wreath comprised of a series of bosses, and with a concave disc above her right eye; there may have been a second disc above her left eye, now missing, and a palmette has been broken off from the top of the centre of the wreath. Her head is broken at the neck, and is hollow at the back.
Event Date 8/3/2024
Author: Esther Laver
FM:49009
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