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Plate III,
14. Red terra cotta; exterior now gray. Height, 8}4 inches. Found in a tomb at
Aghia (or Ayia) Paraskeve, near Nicosia.
Rude female figure, doubtless Aphrodite, of a somewhat less rude type than those of
Plate II., Nos. 8-13. Nude ; hands pressed to the hips ; legs close together; long waist; large
aquiline nose ; large ears ; eyes and eyeballs roughly moulded ; hair indicated in brown color
on top of the head, but falling before and behind the ears in moulded ringlets and locks ; nostrils,
mouth, fingers, and toes indicated by incised marks. Incised marks also about abdomen and
loins. Eyebrows and necklace indicated in brown ; traces of brown on abdomen, and of red on
the eyes. Part of right breast broken away.
15. Red terra cotta. Height, 8% inches. Found at the same place as last.
Rude Aphrodite; nude; similar generally to No. 14; but head flat on top, and all the
hair indicated in brown—none of it moulded ; hands at the breasts ; navel marked by a punc-
tured dot. Necklace, a band of brown color between two bands of red ; eyes and marking of
abdomen colored brown ; traces of brown on legs and feet, and of red on other parts of the body.
Tip of left ear broken away.
16. Red terra cotta, exterior now gray. Height, 4% inches. Found in a tomb at the
same place as last.
Upper half of a figure much like the last, and similarly colored ; but the arms shorter and
closer to the body. Navel indicated by a round hole. Tip of nose, and of left ear, with nearly
all of right ear, broken away.
17. Red terra cotta. Height, 6 inches. Found in a tomb at same place as last.
Rude Aphrodite, much like No. 16, but much flatter, and with a much shorter waist.
Marks on abdomen, incised double lines and punctured dots. Necklace and shoulder straps,
bands of brown color. Traces of brown on chest and abdomen. Feet, and nearly all of the ears,
broken away.
14. Red terra cotta; exterior now gray. Height, 8}4 inches. Found in a tomb at
Aghia (or Ayia) Paraskeve, near Nicosia.
Rude female figure, doubtless Aphrodite, of a somewhat less rude type than those of
Plate II., Nos. 8-13. Nude ; hands pressed to the hips ; legs close together; long waist; large
aquiline nose ; large ears ; eyes and eyeballs roughly moulded ; hair indicated in brown color
on top of the head, but falling before and behind the ears in moulded ringlets and locks ; nostrils,
mouth, fingers, and toes indicated by incised marks. Incised marks also about abdomen and
loins. Eyebrows and necklace indicated in brown ; traces of brown on abdomen, and of red on
the eyes. Part of right breast broken away.
15. Red terra cotta. Height, 8% inches. Found at the same place as last.
Rude Aphrodite; nude; similar generally to No. 14; but head flat on top, and all the
hair indicated in brown—none of it moulded ; hands at the breasts ; navel marked by a punc-
tured dot. Necklace, a band of brown color between two bands of red ; eyes and marking of
abdomen colored brown ; traces of brown on legs and feet, and of red on other parts of the body.
Tip of left ear broken away.
16. Red terra cotta, exterior now gray. Height, 4% inches. Found in a tomb at the
same place as last.
Upper half of a figure much like the last, and similarly colored ; but the arms shorter and
closer to the body. Navel indicated by a round hole. Tip of nose, and of left ear, with nearly
all of right ear, broken away.
17. Red terra cotta. Height, 6 inches. Found in a tomb at same place as last.
Rude Aphrodite, much like No. 16, but much flatter, and with a much shorter waist.
Marks on abdomen, incised double lines and punctured dots. Necklace and shoulder straps,
bands of brown color. Traces of brown on chest and abdomen. Feet, and nearly all of the ears,
broken away.