Terracotta two-headed, plank-shaped figurine

Terracotta two-headed, plank-shaped figurine

Description:

A number of these rare two-headed, plank-shaped figurines have been found in Early Bronze Age tombs at Lapithos on the north coast of Cyprus.


H. 9 13/16 in. (25 cm)

Period:

Middle Bronze Age I

Date:

2000 - 1900 BC

Collection:

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance:

From Lapithos, Cyprus From 1935 to present, collection of the Cyprus Museum, Nicosia, Republic of Cyprus; 2000-present, on loan to the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

References:

Accession Number:

L.2000.12.4