Ancient Near Eastern Terracottas (ANET)

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Terracotta: AN1980.332

Object: Fragment of a woman's head

Period: Bronze Age: Early Bronze Age IV

Dimensions: H: 2.2cm. W: 2.2cm.

Region: Syria

Find Spot: Tell es-Sweyhat, (SW203: surface find)

Description: handmodelled; baked; buffslip on a pinkish-buff fabric; eyes represented by two dot-impressed pellets; elaborate hairstyle projecting backwards; prominent nose; no mouth indicated.

Reference: Moorey (2004) 220

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