Archaic II
Two figures in a scene of childbirth
Both figures are handmade and solid. The face of the larger figure was made in a worn mold, and is flat and rough. One female figure holds another, supporting her in childbirth. H. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm)
Classification
- Object type
- Terracotta figurine
- Motif
- Human figure
- Material
- Clay
- Date
- 600 - 480 BC
- Place of production
- probablyCyprus
- Findspot
- Kition
Accession No.
74.51.1441
Collection
Provenance
- From Cyprus Said to be from Larnaca (Kition), 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. XXII.181, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 2061, 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. 207, pp. 121, 258-59, Online Publication, [CD-Rom 2004], New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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