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Redware Tablet (Idol?)

Redware Tablet (Idol?)

Cypriot

Redware. Puncture holes on upper part of tablet. Incisions seem to indicate the torso of a figure; object is broken at "neck". Reverse decorated with parallel lines alternating with zig zag lines. Sides are scored with zig zag lines.

Terracotta; reddish clay with red slip and white decoration in incisions

Bronze Age, Middle

Tablets