
Classical
Standing female figurine
The figurine is mold-made and solid. The back is handmade and flattened; the figurine is shallow, almost a plaque. H. 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm)
Classification
- Object type
- Terracotta figurine
- Material
- Clay
- Date
- 450 - 400 BC
- Place of production
- probablyCyprus
- Findspot
- Chytroi
Collection
Provenance
- From CyprusSaid to be from Kythrea
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.270, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 2246, 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. 212, pp. 123-24, 258-59, Online Publication, [CD-Rom 2004], New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Identifiers
- Accession no.
- 74.51.1737, Metropolitan Museum of Art
- In catalogues
- Myres 1914, no. 2246
- Karageorghis 2016, no. 212
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