
Hellenistic
Silenos
The figurine is mold-made. There appears to have been no back, since the edges of the front are rounded. H. 3 in. (7.6 cm)
Classification
- Object type
- Terracotta figurine
- Decoration
- Moulded
- Material
- Clay
- Date
- 299 - 200 BC
- Place of production
- probablyCyprus
- Findspot
- Larnaca-Salines
Collection
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. XLV.358, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 2324, p. 362, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Karageorghis, Vassos, Gloria Merker, and Joan R. Mertens. 2016. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Terracottas. no. 357, pp. 213, 263, Online Publication, [CD-Rom 2004], New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Identifiers
- Accession no.
- 74.51.1704, Metropolitan Museum of Art
- In catalogues
- Myres 1914, no. 2324
- Karageorghis 2016, no. 357
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