Archaic II
Terracotta statuette of a woman with raised arms
The pose of the figure is a time-honored one connected with worship or prayer. It is impossible to be sure whether the statuette shows a deity or a worshipper. H. 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm)
Classification
- Object type
- Terracotta figurine
- Material
- Clay
- Date
- 600 - 480 BC
- Place of production
- Cyprus
- Findspot
- Ormidhia
Collection
Provenance
- From Cyprus, said to be from a tomb at Ormidhia
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. XII.89, 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. 228, p. 21, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 2028, p. 339, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Karageorghis, Jacqueline. 1977. La grande déesse de Chypre et son culte à travers l'iconographie de l'époque néolithique au VIème s.a.C.. no. B4, p. 205, Lyon: Maison de l'Orient.Sophocleous, Sophocles. 1985. ""Atlas des représentations chypro-archaiques des divinités." Master's Diss.." Master's Diss. no. 5, p. 88. Paul Aströms Förlag.Karageorghis, Vassos, Gloria Merker, and Joan R. Mertens. 2016. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Terracottas. no. 158, pp. 94, 258-59, Online Publication, [CD-Rom 2004], New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Identifiers
- Accession no.
- 74.51.1612, Metropolitan Museum of Art
- In catalogues
- Myres 1914, no. 2028
- Karageorghis 2016, no. 158
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