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Description: | Fragment of a terracotta mouldmade in two halves representing a woman. The figure is preserved from the head to the chest and there are traces of plaster and white paint on the surface. The subject has a disproportionately large head and appears to be a caricature with a large hooked nose linesd brown large down-turned mouth and crow's feet. The hair is shown in a melon coiffure with a nidule on teh front of the head at the centre and tied in a small knot at the back of the ehad. The subject wears circular earrings and a garland around her neck. Possibly a caricature of CLeoaptra VII or an early Roman woman. Nile silt clay. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ | Rights holder: | University College London | Subjects: | Egyptology | Temporal: | name=Early Roman Period; start=-30; end=149 | Source: | UCL Museums | Identifier: | http://www.ucl.ac.uk/museums/objects/LDU... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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