Fragmentary terracotta figurine, possibly of a monkey

Details

• Title

  Fragmentary terracotta figurine, possibly of a monkey

• Associated place

  Europe › Cyprus › Famagusta › Salamis › Salamis-Toumba (possible) (possible place of excavation)

• Date

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

• Material and technique

  terracotta, hand-moulded, solid

• Object type

  sculpture › figure › votive figure;

  sculpture › figure › figurine

• Dimensions

  max. 6 cm top of head to lowest torso point (height)
  max. 4.1 cm across arms (width)
  max. 2.7 cm chin to back of head (depth)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Allocated by the Cyprus Exploration Fund from excavations in Salamis in 1890.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Antiquities

• Accession no.

  AN1896-1908.C.561

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