Archaic II
Standing male lyre player
The cylindrical body is handmade and solid, with a bell-shaped concave base. H. 4 in. (10.2 cm)
Date
600 - 480 BC
Accession No.
74.51.1677
Collection
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Provenance
- From CyprusSaid 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. V.31, 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. 80, p. 8, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 2057, 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. 132, pp. 80, 257, Online Publication, [CD-Rom 2004], New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.