Archaic II
Terracotta statuette of a woman
The figure represents a votary, or worshipper. Of particular interest is her jewelry, including ear caps and two necklaces. H. 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm)
Date
600 - 480 BC
Accession No.
74.51.1561
Collection
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Provenance
- From Cyprus, said to be from Larnaca (Kition)
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. XXIV.191, 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. 70, p. 7, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 2158, p. 351, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Karageorghis, Vassos. 1998. The Coroplastic Art of Ancient Cyprus: The Cypro-archaic period small female figurines, Vol. 5(B). no. 182, p. 67, Nicosia: Foundation Anastasios G. Leventis.Karageorghis, Vassos, Gloria Merker, and Joan R. Mertens. 2016. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Terracottas. no. 164, pp. 97-98, 258-59, Online Publication, [CD-Rom 2004], New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.