Anthropomorphic Figure

Distance:
Country

Spain

Region

Castilla-La Mancha

Age

Medieval

Provenance

Calatrava La Vieja

Internal ID

RC_CV_08_26_794_2

Digitization date

11/9/2018; 13/9/2018

Digitization method

Photogrammetry

Photos / scans number

111

Hardware

Sony, Cannon

Lens

multiple

Lighting

natural

Head of a small anthropomorphic figure made of fired clay from Calatrava la Vieja, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. Islamic almohad period (1195-1212 CE). This artifact was found in the 2008 excavations in the south-east sector of the medina, next to the western wall of the alcázar. The head consists of a small sphere of clay modeled by hand. The eyes, eyebrows and nose were made with small bands of clay. The mouth is just an incision in the fresh clay. This is a fragment of a ceramic miniature perhaps from a kind of vessel, a toy or even a whistle. To this type of pieces, quite common in the andalusian culture, are attributed ludic, symbolic and ornamental functions. Catalog No. CV 08 26 794 2. Processed and modeled from 111 photos in Reality Capture.