Archaic II

Terracotta model of a boat

In its simplicity, this piece conveys the fragility of ancient vessels in relation to the vastness and power of the sea, which was a source of food and livelihood for traders. It was a barrier and, simultaneously, a link for an island like Cyprus. Such boats were used by ordinary people. 1 1/16 x 2 5/16 in. (2.69 x 5.89 cm)

Classification

Object type: Model
Motif: Ship
Material: Clay
Period: Iron AgeCypro-ArchaicCypro-Archaic II
Date: 600 - 480 BC

Browse the catalogue by ware, shape, period and more →

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance

From Cyprus

References

Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 2129, p. 348, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Westerberg, Karin. 1983. Cypriote ships from the Bronze age to c. 500 BC. no. 52, pp. 43, 62, 67, fig. 52, Gothenburg: Paul Aströms Förlag.Basch, Lucien. 1987. Le musée imaginaire de la marine antique. pp. 253, 256, fig. 550, Athènes: Institut hellénique pour la préservation de la tradition nautique.Karageorghis, Vassos. 1996. "The Cypro-archaic period monsters, animals and miscellanea." The Coroplastic Art of Ancient Cyprus, Vol. 6. no. V.b.27, p. 76, pl. XLIII.8, Nicosia: Foundation Anastasios G. Leventis.Barnes, Lorna and Ellen Salzman. 1998. "Preliminary Investigations of Surface Decoration on a Group of Ancient Terracottas from Cyprus." Glass, Ceramics and Related Materials : ICOM Committee for Conservation Glass, Ceramics, and Related Materials Working Group, & Institute of Arts and Design Department of Conservation Studies, Alice B. Paterakis, ed. p. 82, Vantaa, Finland: EVTEK Institute of Art and Design, Dept. of Conservation Studies.Karageorghis, Vassos, Gloria Merker, and Joan R. Mertens. 2016. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Terracottas. no. 93, pp. 57, 255, Online Publication, [CD-Rom 2004], New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Identifiers

Accession no.: 74.51.1751, Metropolitan Museum of Art
In catalogues: Myres 1914, no. 2129
Westerberg 1983, no. 52
Karageorghis 2016, no. 93

Corrections and additions

Do you know this object?

We are always looking for more of an object's history: who owned it, where it was sold or shown, and where it was published.

We would like to hear about

Earlier owners, sales or exhibitions
Publications that illustrate or mention it
Where it is now, if it has moved
Better photographs, or a close parallel
A mistake in what we say about it

Write to us

or alexis@ancientcyprus.com

Messages are read by us alone and kept confidential, unless the law requires otherwise. Tell us if you would like to be thanked by name on the page.

Terracotta model of a boat

Classification

Identifiers

Do you know this object?

Similar pieces