
Classical
Head of a comic figurine
The head is mold-made and solid; the missing torso was hollow. The back is probably handmade. H. 1 3/4 in. (4.5 cm)
Classification
- Object type
- Terracotta figurine
- Decoration
- Moulded
- Material
- Clay
- Period
- Iron AgeCypro-Classical
- Date
- 499 - 300 BC
Collection
Provenance
- From Cyprus
References
- Metropolitan Museum of Art. 1895. The Terracottas and Pottery of the Cesnola Collection of Cypriote Antiquities in Halls 4 and 15. no. 559, p. 45, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 2361, 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. 395, p. 234, Online Publication, [CD-Rom 2004], New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Identifiers
- Accession no.
- 74.51.1498, Metropolitan Museum of Art
- In catalogues
- Myres 1914, no. 2361
- Karageorghis 2016, no. 395
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