Terracotta snake figurine
Description: | The front part of the cobra is attached to a column, with a shallow bowl, probably a religious offering, on top. Between the bowl and the cobra may be a baby snake, with head missing. The piece is similar to Egyptian examples. H. 5 7/16 in. (13.8 cm) L. 5 11/16 in. (14.5 cm) |
Period: | Classical |
Date: | 499 - 400 BC |
Collection: | Metropolitan Museum of Art |
Provenance: | From Cyprus |
References: | Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 2132, p. 349, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Karageorghis, Vassos. 1996. "The Cypro-archaic period monsters, animals and miscellanea." The Coroplastic Art of Ancient Cyprus, Vol. 6. no. Q.a.1, p. 47, pl. XXVIII.1, Nicosia: Foundation Anastasios G. Leventis.Karageorghis, Vassos, Joan Mertens, and Marice E. Rose. 2000. Ancient Art from Cyprus: The Cesnola Collection in The Metropolitan Museum of Art. no. 256, p. 159, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Karageorghis, Vassos, Gloria Merker, and Joan R. Mertens. 2016. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Terracottas. no. 256, p. 148, Online Publication, [CD-Rom 2004], New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art. |
Accession Number: | 74.51.1760 |