Base, of terracotta group composition
Country
Cyprus
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Object detail
Description
Base of terracotta group composition. Roughly circular flat slab, pared with a knife to smooth and round edges. On upper surface five or six shallow oval depressions (D30mm) around the edges and another in the centre, which were once occupied by small terracootta figures forming a ring composition around a central element- common examples include figures dancing around a central musician or tree (Webb, Jennifer M., "Corpus of Cypriote Antiquities", Studies in Mediterranean Archaeology, Vol. XX p. 10)
Classification
ARCHAEOLOGY Cypriot disc
Production place
Measurements
H14mm x W139mm x D125mm
Media/Materials description
Pottery, buff -clay
History and use
This object is the base of a group composition, the latter of which is missing. The pottery disk was once the base, which was once occupied by small terracootta figures forming a ring composition around a central element - common examples include figures dancing around a central musician or trees.
Associated person
Registration number
H673
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