Archaic II

Standing female figurine

The figurine, which is preserved from the head to the hips, is mold-made and solid. The back is hollowed out behind the face and chest. H. 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm)

Classification

Object type: Terracotta figurine
Decoration: Moulded
Material: Clay
Period: Iron AgeCypro-ArchaicCypro-Archaic II
Date: 600 - 480 BC
Place of production: probablyCyprus

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Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance

From CyprusSaid to be from a tomb at Amathus

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. XXVIII.231, 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. 119, p. 11, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 2141, p. 350, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Böhm, Stephanie. 1990. Die "nackte Göttin": zur Ikonographie und Deutung unbekleideter weiblicher Figuren in der frühgriechischen Kunst. no. 8a, p. 112, pl. 41d, Mainz am Rhein: Verlag Philipp von Zabern.Karageorghis, Vassos. 1998. The Coroplastic Art of Ancient Cyprus: The Cypro-archaic period small female figurines, Vol. 5(B). no. 166, p. 121, Nicosia: Foundation Anastasios G. Leventis.Karageorghis, Vassos, Gloria Merker, and Joan R. Mertens. 2016. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Terracottas. no. 167, pp. 99, 258-59, Online Publication, [CD-Rom 2004], New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Identifiers

Accession no.: 74.51.1572, Metropolitan Museum of Art
In catalogues: Myres 1914, no. 2141
Böhm 1990, no. 8a
Karageorghis 1998, no. 166
Karageorghis 2016, no. 167

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Standing female figurine

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