figurine; Figurines; Ceramic; Orant

Orant figure of unindicated sex holds hands to breast with arms in U formation, and looks up and to the left. Features very accentuated: prominent brow ridge, nose and chin; eye cavity rendered by deep perforations; depression for mouth; C-shaped ears project at right angles to skull. Body is hollow bell-form cylinder. Although wall is thick (c. .9 cm.) , regularity of the cylinder surface indicates use of wheel for general shaping. Wheel marks are presumably obscured by clay droppings, etc., on the inside (cf. Ferron, p. 49). Reddish yellow clay (Muns 5 YR 6/6).; Gazda: Figurine, perhaps of a mourner. Clay.

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