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shield bearer

Shield bearer. Culture: Cypriot. Dimensions: H. 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm). Date: ca. 750-600 B.C..
The lower part of the figurine is wheel-made, hollow, and bell-shaped; the upper body and the head are handmade. There is a perforation at either side of the waist for the attachment of movable legs.
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Title:
shield bearer
Caption:
Shield bearer. Culture: Cypriot. Dimensions: H. 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm). Date: ca. 750-600 B.C.. The lower part of the figurine is wheel-made, hollow, and bell-shaped; the upper body and the head are handmade. There is a perforation at either side of the waist for the attachment of movable legs.
Technique/material:
Terracotta; wheel-made and hand-made
Period:
Cypro-Archaic I
Museum:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Credit:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
Releases:
Model: No - Property: No
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Image size:
2458 x 2458 px | 17.3 MB
Print size:
20.8 x 20.8 cm | 8.2 x 8.2 in (300 dpi)