Accession No

1960.156.1


Description

Terracotta coroplastic figure in the form of a human. The torso has wide shoulders and a narrow waist with both arms bent forward. The head and legs are broken off and the lower portion of the arms are missing.


Place

Europe; Southern Europe; Cyprus


Period

Bronze Age


Source

Department of Zoology [donor]; Gardiner, S. [collector]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

1960.156.1


Cultural Affliation


Material

Ceramic; Pottery; Terracotta


Local Term


Measurements


Events

Description (Physical description)
Description for 1960.156 [.1-22] 'Twenty three fragmentary pottery figurines - some human, but mostly horses or horses and riders. Probably Bronze Age or Iron Age votive offerings'
Event Date
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Terracotta coroplastic figure in the form of a human. The torso has wide shoulders and a narrow waist with both arms bent forward. The head and legs are broken off and the lower portion of the arms are missing.
Event Date 6/3/2024
Author: Aedan Jones


Context (Amendments / updates)
The period section has been updated to include only bronze age and removed iron age as the objects are identical in style and form to the coroplastic votive figures of the cypriot bronze age.
Event Date 7/3/2024
Author: Aedan Jones


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