Classical
Youth
The figurine is mold-made and solid. The back is handmade and flat. The figure is preserved from the head to the waist; the original pose is uncertain. H. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm)
Classification
- Object type
- Terracotta figurine
- Decoration
- Moulded
- Material
- Clay
- Date
- 399 - 300 BC
- Place of production
- Cyprus
- Findspot
- Larnaca-Kamelarga
Collection
Provenance
- From CyprusSaid to be from the temple of Artemis Paralia at 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. LI.404, 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. 199, p. 18, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 2324, p. 355, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Karageorghis, Jacqueline. 1977. La grande déesse de Chypre et son culte à travers l'iconographie de l'époque néolithique au VIème s.a.C.. p. 213, Lyon: Maison de l'Orient.Karageorghis, Vassos, Gloria Merker, and Joan R. Mertens. 2016. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Terracottas. no. 328, pp. 195, 265, Online Publication, [CD-Rom 2004], New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Identifiers
- Accession no.
- 74.51.1705, Metropolitan Museum of Art
- In catalogues
- Myres 1914, no. 2324
- Karageorghis 2016, no. 328
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