Archaic II
Terracotta statuette of a standing woman
The solid figurine was made from a worn mold. The feet were added by hand. The back is flat. Her right arm is bent against the chest, probably holding a flower. H. 6 3/8 in. (16.2 cm)
Classification
- Object type
- Terracotta figurine
- Decoration
- Moulded
- Material
- Clay
- Date
- 499 - 475 BC
- Place of production
- Cyprus
- Findspot
- Soli
Collection
Provenance
- From Cyprus, said to be from Soli
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.266, 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. 134, p. 13, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 2187, p. 355, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Karageorghis, Jacqueline. 1977. La grande déesse de Chypre et son culte à travers l'iconographie de l'époque néolithique au VIème s.a.C.. pp. 213-14, Lyon: Maison de l'Orient.Monloup, Thérèse. 1994. Les terres cuites classiques: un sanctuaire de la grande déesse. Salamine de Chypre., Vol. 14. p. 74, n. 47, p. 124, n. 33, Paris: Diffusion de Boccard.Karageorghis, Vassos, Gloria Merker, and Joan R. Mertens. 2016. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Terracottas. no. 213, pp. 124, 258-59, Online Publication, [CD-Rom 2004], New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Identifiers
- Accession no.
- 74.51.1582, Metropolitan Museum of Art
- In catalogues
- Myres 1914, no. 2187
- Karageorghis 2016, no. 213
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