
Archaic II
Seated male figurine
The man is seated, as if on the ground. His lower legs are missing. H. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm)
Classification
- Object type
- Terracotta figurine
- Material
- Clay
- Date
- 600 - 480 BC
- Place of production
- probablyCyprus
- Findspot
- Palaepaphos
Collection
Provenance
- From CyprusSaid to be from a tomb at Palaepaphos
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. XI.83, 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. 242, p. 22, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 2069, p. 342, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Karageorghis, Vassos. 1995. The Coroplastic Art of Ancient Cyprus, Vol. 4. no. III(iii)4, p. 138, pl. LXXIX.7, Nicosia: Foundation Anastasios G. Leventis.Karageorghis, Vassos, Gloria Merker, and Joan R. Mertens. 2016. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Terracottas. no. 153, pp. 90-91, 257, Online Publication, [CD-Rom 2004], New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Identifiers
- Accession no.
- 74.51.1641, Metropolitan Museum of Art
- In catalogues
- Myres 1914, no. 2069
- Karageorghis 2016, no. 153
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