Terracotta statuette of a woman - image 1

Hellenistic

Terracotta statuette of a woman

The solid mold-made figurine is probably a vase attachment. The back is handmade and roughly finished; at the bottom, the fracture slants upward, as if the figure had broken from a corresponding surface, such as the slanting shoulder of a vessel. H. 4 7/16 in. (11.3 cm)

Date

299 - 200 BC

Accession No.

74.51.1718

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance

  • Said 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. XL.324, 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. 133, p. 12, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 2228, p. 357, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Karageorghis, Vassos, Gloria Merker, and Joan R. Mertens. 2016. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Terracottas. no. 377, pp. 224, 264, Online Publication, [CD-Rom 2004], New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.