Archaic II
Seated female figurine of the dea gravida type
The figurine was made from a worn mold. It is solid except for the concave base. The right arm is handmade; the left is missing. She sits on a seat without arms. H. 6 3/8 in. (16.2 cm)
Classification
- Object type
- Terracotta figurine
- Decoration
- Moulded
- Motif
- Human figure
- Material
- Clay
- Date
- 600 - 480 BC
- Place of production
- Cyprus
- Findspot
- Larnaca-Salines
Collection
Provenance
- From CyprusSaid to be from the Salt Lake near Larnaca, Cyprus
References
- Cesnola, Luigi Palma di. 1877. Cyprus: Its Ancient Cities, Tombs, and Temples. A Narrative of Researches and Excavations During Ten Years' Residence in That Island. p. 89, pl. VI, London: John Murray.Cesnola, Luigi Palma di. 1894. A Descriptive Atlas of the Cesnola Collection of Cypriote Antiquities in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Vol. 2. pl. IV.22, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company.Metropolitan Museum of Art. 1895. The Terracottas and Pottery of the Cesnola Collection of Cypriote Antiquities in Halls 4 and 15. no. 273, p. 24, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 2150, p. 351, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Karageorghis, Vassos, Gloria Merker, and Joan R. Mertens. 2016. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Terracottas. no. 210, pp. 122-23, 258-59, Online Publication, [CD-Rom 2004], New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Identifiers
- Accession no.
- 74.51.1628, Metropolitan Museum of Art
- In catalogues
- Myres 1914, no. 2150
- Karageorghis 2016, no. 210
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