Hellenistic
Female grotesque
The figurine is mold-made and solid. The back is handmade and flat. The figure is preserved from the head to the waist. H. 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm)
Date
199 - 99 BC
Accession No.
74.51.1725
Collection
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Provenance
- From CyprusSaid to be from Aradippo
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. XXIX.240, 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. 247, p. 23, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 2188, 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.. pp. 213-14, Lyon: Maison de l'Orient.Karageorghis, Vassos, Gloria Merker, and Joan R. Mertens. 2016. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Terracottas. no. 402, pp. 236-37, Online Publication, [CD-Rom 2004], New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.