Hellenistic
Standing female figurine
The solid, mold-made figurine is probably a vase attachment. H. 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm)
Classification
- Object type
- Terracotta figurine
- Material
- Clay
- Date
- 299 - 200 BC
- Place of production
- probablyCyprus
- Findspot
- Kition
Accession No.
74.51.1721
Collection
Provenance
- From Cyprus Said to be from Larnaca (Kition), 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. XXXII.269, 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. 72, p. 7, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 2244, p. 358, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Karageorghis, Vassos, Gloria Merker, and Joan R. Mertens. 2016. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Terracottas. no. 376, pp. 223-24, 264, Online Publication, [CD-Rom 2004], New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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