
Archaic II
Standing female figurine
The fragmentary, hollow figurine was made from a mold in poor condition. The head, shoulders, and left arm are preserved. H. 5 7/16 in. (13.8 cm)
Classification
- Object type
- Terracotta figurine
- Decoration
- Moulded
- Material
- Clay
- Date
- 599 - 500 BC
- Place of production
- Cyprus
- Findspot
- Amathus
Collection
Provenance
- From CyprusSaid to be from a tomb at Amathus
References
- 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. XXV.203, 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. 176, p. 16, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 2168, pp. 351-52, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Karageorghis, Vassos, Gloria Merker, and Joan R. Mertens. 2016. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Terracottas. no. 184, pp. 109-10, 258-59, Online Publication, [CD-Rom 2004], New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Identifiers
- Accession no.
- 74.51.1556, Metropolitan Museum of Art
- In catalogues
- Myres 1914, no. 2168
- Karageorghis 2016, no. 184
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