
Classical
Head of a comic figurine
The head is mold-made and solid. The back is handmade and roughly finished. The masked head and neck are preserved. H. 1 5/16 in. (3.3 cm)
Classification
- Object type
- Terracotta figurine
- Material
- Clay
- Period
- Iron AgeCypro-Classical
- Date
- 499 - 300 BC
- Place of production
- probablyCyprus
- Findspot
- Kition
Collection
Provenance
- From CyprusSaid to be from the temple of Artemis Paralia at 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. LXVII.615, 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. 430, p. 36, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 2339, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Karageorghis, Vassos, Gloria Merker, and Joan R. Mertens. 2016. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Terracottas. no. 396, p. 234, Online Publication, [CD-Rom 2004], New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Identifiers
- Accession no.
- 74.51.1498a, Metropolitan Museum of Art
- In catalogues
- Myres 1914, no. 2339
- Karageorghis 2016, no. 396
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