Figure

Description

Fertility figurine in terracotta of a woman with a bird-like head, standing with her arms held to her body with hands placed just below the breasts, with emphasised hips: Cypriot, Late Cypriot II, from Egypt, 1475 - 1200 BC

Museum reference

A.1906.366

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Figure

Production information

Unknown
Egypt, Northern Africa

Date

1475 - 1200 BC

Style / Culture

Late Cypriot II

Materials

Terracotta

Physical description

Terracotta

Collection place(s)

Egypt, Northern Africa

Exhibitions

• Ancient Egypt Rediscovered (08 Feb 2019)
  National Museum of Scotland

• Aphrodite's Island: Art and Archaeology of Ancient Cyprus (14 Apr 1988 - 04 Sep 1988)
  Royal Museum

• Egyptian Gallery, 2003 - 2008 (2003 - 2008)
  Royal Scottish Museum

• Ancient Egypt (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

References

Goring, Elizabeth. A mischievous pastime : digging in Cyprus in the nineteenth century, 1988, National Museums Scotland in assciation with Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation, p. 73, 81

On display

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