Terracotta statuette of a female figure

Terracotta statuette of a female figure

Description:

The figurine is mold-made and solid. The back is handmade and pared. The headdress and veil are added.


H. 6 3/16 in. (15.7 cm)

Period:

Classical

Date:

425 - 400 BC

Collection:

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance:

From Cyprus, said to be from Idalion

References:

Doell, Johannes. 1873. Die Sammlung Cesnola. pp. 24, 971, pl. XV, St. Petersburg: L’Académie Impérial des Sciences.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. XXXII.272, 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. 68, p. 7, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 2251, p. 358, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Karageorghis, Vassos, Gloria Merker, and Joan R. Mertens. 2016. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Terracottas. no. 215, pp. 125-26, 258-59, Online Publication, [CD-Rom 2004], New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Accession Number:

74.51.1574