Examining the Chaîne Opératoire of the Late Cypriot II-Iiia (15th-12th centuries B.C.) Female Terracotta Figurines
An Experimental Approach
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19575112 |
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| Authors | Constantina Alexandrou (Trinity College Dublin), Brendan O’neill (0000-0002-0568-5331, Trinity College Dublin) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Publication date | 2013-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Les Carnets de l ACoSt (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2431-8574 • E-ISSN: 2431-8574 |
| Publisher | OpenEdition (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.4000/acost.743 |
| OpenAlex | W2301898134 |
| Language | EN |
During the Cypriot Late Bronze Age and, more precisely, the 15th-12th centuries B.C., the anthropomorphic Base-Ring figurine tradition reached its height. Broadly speaking, the handmade terracottas of females can be stylistically separated into two groups comprising both hollow and solid examples: the so-called ‘bird-headed’ (Type A) and ‘flat-headed’ (Type B) figurines (Åström and Åström 1972, 512-514; J. Karageorghis 1977, 72-85; Morris 1985, 166-174; Karageorghis 1993, 3-14). The chaîne op
Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Bronze · Geography · Terracotta · Visual arts · Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · History
| Highly cited | No |
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