Classical
Terracotta fragment of a hand
Three fingers of a right hand wear multiple gold rings of the kind exhibited nearby. The rings are the most specific evidence for dating the fragment. H. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm) length 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm)
Classification
- Object type
- Terracotta figurine
- Material
- Clay
- Period
- Iron AgeCypro-Classical
- Date
- 499 - 300 BC
Accession No.
74.51.1461
Collection
Provenance
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. LXXXI.724, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1485, p. 261, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Karageorghis, Vassos, Gloria Merker, and Joan R. Mertens. 2016. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Terracottas. no. 273, pp.159, 261, Online Publication, [CD-Rom 2004], New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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