Classical
Terracotta statuette of a seated goddess
The figurine, a seated goddess of the Kition type, is mold-made and hollow. The back is handmade and flat. H. 3 15/16 in. (10 cm)
Date
399 - 300 BC
Accession No.
74.51.1593
Collection
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Provenance
- Said to be from the Salt Lake near Larnaca, Cyprus
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. L.382, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 2202, p. 357, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Karageorghis, Vassos, Gloria Merker, and Joan R. Mertens. 2016. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Terracottas. no. 306, pp. 181, 263, Online Publication, [CD-Rom 2004], New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.