Terracotta statuette of a veiled woman - image 1

Hellenistic

Terracotta statuette of a veiled woman

The figurine is mold-made and solid. The back is handmade and flat. The figure is preserved from the head to the thighs. The mold impression is very dull. H. 4 9/16 in. (11.6 cm)

Date

299 - 200 BC

Accession No.

74.51.1724

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. XLV.357, 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. 145, p. 13, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 2223, 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. 363, pp. 217, 264, Online Publication, [CD-Rom 2004], New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.