Archaic I
Terracotta statuette of a man, probably a warrior
The cylindrical body is wheel-made and hollow (including the head), flaring at the bottom. There is a perforation on either side at the lower edge of the body for the attachment of movable legs. H. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm)
Classification
- Object type
- Terracotta figurine
- Material
- Clay
- Date
- 750 - 600 BC
- Findspot
- Ormidhia
Accession No.
74.51.1614
Collection
Provenance
- From Cyprus, said to be from a tomb at Ormidhia
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. VIII.57, 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. 288, p. 26, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 2045, 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. 127, pp. 77, 257, Online Publication, [CD-Rom 2004], New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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