Archaic II
Standing female figurine
The figurine is handmade and solid. The lower ends of both arms are attached to the waist; the forearms probably have broken off. H. 5 5/16 in. (13.5 cm)
Classification
- Object type
- Terracotta figurine
- Material
- Clay
- Date
- 600 - 480 BC
- Place of production
- Cyprus
- Findspot
- Idalion
Accession No.
74.51.1550
Collection
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. XIII.102, 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. 171, p. 16, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 2052, p. 340, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Karageorghis, Vassos, Gloria Merker, and Joan R. Mertens. 2016. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Terracottas. no. 208, pp. 121-22, 258-59, Online Publication, [CD-Rom 2004], New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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