Terracotta statuette of woman with bird face – Cypriot – Late Cypriot II – The Metropolitan Museum of Art https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/241098
Late Cypriot II Date: ca. 1450–1200 BCE Culture: Cypriot Medium: Terracotta; hand-made
Late Cypriot II Date: ca. 1450–1200 BCE Culture: Cypriot Medium: Terracotta; hand-made
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 Hand Papermaking, Vol. 30, No. 2, Winter 2015: 24–28. Krizanova, Janka.