Enkomi Digitisation Project

A55

Object type
Figurine
Tomb No (findspot)
A55
A55 A55 A55
Ware
Base Ring
Chronology
1450-1200 B.C.
Dimensions
Height: 18.7cm
Diameter: 5.5cm (max)
Bibliography
Karageorghis 1993, 6 no.9 and pl. IV.4
Preservation
Left hand, earrings and part of infant missing.
Fabric Description
Buff fabric with dark inclusions.

Description
Female figurine with bird-like face; eyes in relief, large ears with two holes in each for earrings (missing), breasts in relief, holding a baby part of which is missing; part of the left hand is also missing.

Decoration
Two parallel incisions at the base of the neck, two intersecting diagonal lines on the breast, two parallel incisions below the breasts and a series of diagonal chevrons fills the pubic area, and two parallel incisions on each leg.