Archaic I

Terracotta woman carrying a jar

Wheel-made and hollow, the woman carries on her head a two-handled jar that she steadies with raised hands. There is no hole between jar and head. The piece is one of approximately fifteen comparable representations. We do not know if they had special significance. H. 7 3/16 in. (18.3 cm)

Classification

Object type: Terracotta figurine
Motif: Human figure
Material: Clay
Period: Iron AgeCypro-ArchaicCypro-Archaic I
Date: 750 - 600 BC
Place of production: Cyprus

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Accession No.

74.51.1617

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance

References

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