Archaic I
Standing male figurine
The handmade, solid cylindrical body flares toward a concave base. His short arms cling to his sides. H. 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm)
Classification
- Object type
- Terracotta figurine
- Material
- probablyClay
- Date
- 750 - 600 BC
- Place of production
- Cyprus
Accession No.
74.51.1632
Collection
Provenance
- From CyprusSaid to be from a tomb at Morphou
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. XXVIII.224, 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. 186, p. 17, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 2020, p. 338, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Karageorghis, Vassos, Gloria Merker, and Joan R. Mertens. 2016. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Terracottas. no. 145, pp. 86, 257, Online Publication, [CD-Rom 2004], New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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