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1884.58.45

Fragment of wheel-made terracotta figure of a female holding a tambourine; from Cyprus; Iron Age (Cypro-Archaic II) in date. [Dan Hicks 01/05/2012]

1884.58.45

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Collection type
Object
Description
Fragment of wheel-made terracotta figure of a female holding a tambourine; from Cyprus; Iron Age (Cypro-Archaic II) in date. [Dan Hicks 01/05/2012]
Long description
Religious figure. “Fragmentary female figurine. Kamilarga type. Wheelmade, cylindrical, hollow body, of which the lower part is missing. Mould-made face. Both arms are bend to the chest, there is a tambourine in the left hand which she plays with her right hand. Round, flat face, almond-shaped eyes with ridged eyelids, ridged eyebrows. The back of the head has been flattened with a sharp tool. Horizontal fringe of hair above forehead. The face is painted red. Black paint on eyes and eyebrows. Punctures and black paint for hair. Red paint on chest, arms and tambourine. Black painted band down both sides of the body.” [Description by Karageorghis, V., 2009, p. 82] [JFK 13/11/2009] Description taken from Conservation Card by Emma Hook - Religious figure. Original P. R. Coll [2703]. Paper labels read: "Chypre Dali" and "CYPRUS". Red and dark pigment on surface. (Emma Hook 28/01/97)[LKG 29/01/2009]
Geographical reference
Cyprus
Asia > Western Asia > Cyprus
Unknown
Date / Period
Date made: 680-400 BC Archaeological period: Iron Age Cypro-Archaic II
Date collected
By 1884
Acquisition information
Donated: 1884
Materials and processes
Material Terracotta Pottery, Process Incised, Process Painted
Dimensions
Height: max 120 mm, Width: max 75 mm, Depth: max 51 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1884.58.45 Other numbers: Cypriot Archaeology 079 PR Cat other PR nos: 2703
Research and responses

The word Chypre written on the object may suggest that Pitt Rivers obtained the object via France? [AP Leverhulme project on founding collection 1995-1998]

Could this object possibly have been acquired through Rollin and Feuardent as they appear to have been based in France and England? MdeA 4/8/1999

Associated publications
Published under catalogue number 79 on page 81 in Karageorghis, V., (2009) Cypriote Art in the Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford. A.G. Leventis Foundation. [JFK 09/10/2009]

Search terms: Religion, Figure, Pottery, Musical Instrument, Religious Object

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