Archaic II
Seated female figurine
The figurine is handmade and solid. The face was made from a worn mold. The figure is not fully seated, but is oriented obliquely, leaning backward. H. 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm)
Classification
- Object type
- Terracotta figurine
- Material
- Clay
- Date
- 600 - 480 BC
- Place of production
- probablyCyprus
- Findspot
- Palaepaphos
Collection
Provenance
- From CyprusSaid to be from Palaepaphos
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. XI.77, 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. 125, p. 12, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 2179, p. 353, 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.. p. 217, Lyon: Maison de l'Orient.Karageorghis, Vassos, Gloria Merker, and Joan R. Mertens. 2016. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Terracottas. no. 204, pp. 120, 258-59, Online Publication, [CD-Rom 2004], New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Identifiers
- Accession no.
- 74.51.1554, Metropolitan Museum of Art
- In catalogues
- Myres 1914, no. 2179
- Karageorghis 2016, no. 204
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