Archaic II

Standing female figurine

The figurine is mold-made and solid. The back is handmade, pared, and flattened at the top. The surface is chipped and abraded; the mold impression is very dull. H. 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm)

Classification

Object type: Terracotta figurine
Decoration: Moulded
Material: Clay
Period: Iron AgeCypro-ArchaicCypro-Archaic II
Date: 600 - 480 BC
Place of production: Cyprus
Findspot: Idalion

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Accession No.

74.51.1557

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance

From CyprusSaid to be from Idalion

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. IX.72, 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. 18, p. 2, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 2182, 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.. p. 213, Lyon: Maison de l'Orient.Monloup, Thérèse. 1994. Les terres cuites classiques: un sanctuaire de la grande déesse. Salamine de Chypre., Vol. 14. p. 33, n. 105, Paris: Diffusion de Boccard.Karageorghis, Vassos, Gloria Merker, and Joan R. Mertens. 2016. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Terracottas. no. 196, pp. 116, 258-59, Online Publication, [CD-Rom 2004], New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.