Seated female figurine holding a baby

Seated female figurine holding a baby

Description:

The figurine was made from a very worn mold; the infant's face is handmade. It is solid except for the concave base.


H. 7 7/16 in. (18.9 cm)

Period:

Archaic II

Date:

600 - 480 BC

Collection:

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance:

From CyprusSaid to be from the Salt Lake near Larnaca, Cyprus

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. IV.24, 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. 277, p. 25, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 2062, p. 340, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Karageorghis, Vassos, Gloria Merker, and Joan R. Mertens. 2016. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Terracottas. no. 211, pp. 122-23, 258-59, Online Publication, [CD-Rom 2004], New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Accession Number:

74.51.1716