
Archaic II
Seated limestone kourotrophos
Statue of "nursing mother" seated on a high-backed throne. Overall: H.:7 1/4 x W.:3 3/4 x D.:2 1/8 in. (18.4 x 9.5 x 5.4 cm)
Classification
- Object type
- Stone sculpture
- Period
- Iron AgeCypro-Archaic
- Date
- 520 - 480 BC
- Place of production
- Cyprus
Collection
Provenance
- From Cyprus
References
- Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1127, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 216, p. 178, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Identifiers
- Accession no.
- 74.51.2527, Metropolitan Museum of Art
- In catalogues
- Myres 1914, no. 1127
- Hermary 2013, no. 216
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