• Field number (written on back of figurine): Traces of ink on the back of object attest to the former presence of a field number, but it is now so worn away as to be illegible
Previous Publications: Laumonier (1956: 146, pl. 43, no. 392)
Height: 58.1 mm
Iconographic type: “Oriental Aphrodite” head with multi-tiered crown
Incorporating floral elements and radiate rays (Chapter 4.2.2.2)
Archaeological Context: Unknown (Chapter 5.10.1)
Fabric Type: Reddish “Cycladic” fabric, untempered, levigated (Chapter 2 5 3)
Manufacturing Techniques:
• Type of temper used (Chapter 3.4.1): Untempered
• Number of molds used (Chapter 3.4.2): Single mold for head (though intact examples suggest that the body was probably double-molded)
• Condition of mold: Very good on crown, slightly worn on face (perhaps suggesting that at some point in the mold series from which this figurine is descended, a coroplast made some modifications to the crown; see Chapter
3.3.3 .4 on mold series) .
• Solid or hollow: Solid (though intact examples suggest that the body was probably hollow)
• Presence of vents (Chapter 3.4.3)? N/A
• Presence of separate base? Too fragmentary to tell
• Presence of visible fingerprints? No
• Evidence of reworking (Chapter 3.4.3)? Some minimal retooling
• Handmade applique elements present (Chapter 3.4.2)? Projecting blob of clay at back of head
• Method of attachment of head, limbs, etc. (Chapter 3.4.2): Thin and disproportionately long neck suggests that head probably attached to chest via a peglike projection at the bottom of neck (Chapter 3 . 4.2.3)
• Evidence of “bubbles” created by plaster mold (Chapter 3.4.2)? No
• Appearance of back of figurine: Roughly modeled; clay projection at the back of head may have been designed for the coroplast to grip while removing figurine from mold
• Presence of preserved slip, self-slip, and/or limewash (Chapters 3.4.4, 3.4.5)? Limewash
• Presence of preserved paint (Chapter 3.4.5)? Pink (5R 7/4) on one of the flowers in topmost tier of crown; red-brown (2.5YR 3/6) on hair; faint, somewhat uncertain traces of yellow (10YR 6/8) on radiate crown.
• Evidence for repair: No
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