Votive figurine of draped female supporting her breasts (Cypriot Astarte figurine)

Details

• Title

  Votive figurine of draped female supporting her breasts (Cypriot Astarte figurine)

• Associated place

  Europe › Cyprus › Famagusta › Achna (probable) (probable find spot)

• Date

  Cypro-Archaic Period (c. 750 - c. 475 BC)

• Material and technique

  ceramic; bichrome purplish paint, mouldmade (hollow, composite)

• Object type

  sculpture › figure › figurine

• Dimensions

  27.5 cm (height)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by the Trustees of the British Museum, 1964.

• Museum location

  Ground floor | Gallery 18 | Ancient Cyprus

• Museum department

  Antiquities

• Accession no.

  AN1964.557

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