Shoulder and Head
Date325-50 BC
PeriodHellenistic
MediumClay
DimensionsOverall: 3 1/8 × 2 × 1 5/8 in. (8 × 5.1 × 4.1 cm)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineBequest of John Ringling, 1936
Object numberSN28.2024
Clay is abundant on Cyprus. Those who made terracotta sculptures used several techniques, sometimes combining handmade, wheelmade, and moldmade segments. This figurine was created using a mold that shaped only the details on the front of the piece. The backside is roughly worked.
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540-450 BC
325-50 BC
4th Century BC
325-50 BC
50 BC-250 AD
325-50 BC
540-450 BC
Unknown
540-450 BC