Hellenistic
Standing youth
The figurine is mold-made and solid. The back is handmade, flattened, and pared. He stands frontally with his legs apart; a panel of clay connects the legs for support. H. 5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm)
Classification
- Object type
- Terracotta figurine
- Decoration
- Moulded
- Motif
- Human figure
- Material
- Clay
- Date
- 299 - 200 BC
- 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. XXXIX.314, 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. 211, p. 19, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 2297, p. 361, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Robinson, David Moore. 1931. Excavations at Olynthus: The Terra-cottas of Olynthus found in 1928, Vol. 4, D.M. Robinson, ed. p. 78, Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press.Sjöqvist, Erik. 1955. "A Cypriote Temple Attendant." American Journal of Archaeology, 59(1): no. D20, pp. 46-47.Karageorghis, Vassos, Gloria Merker, and Joan R. Mertens. 2016. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Terracottas. no. 384, pp. 228, 265, Online Publication, [CD-Rom 2004], New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Identifiers
- Accession no.
- 74.51.1743, Metropolitan Museum of Art
- In catalogues
- Myres 1914, no. 2297
- Karageorghis 2016, no. 384
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