Terracotta statuette of a woman

Terracotta statuette of a woman

Description:

The figurine is mold-made and solid. The back is handmade, flat, and pared. The back of the head is chipped. The drapery and facial features are crudely retouched.


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

Period:

Hellenistic

Date:

199 - 1 BC

Collection:

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance:

Said to be from Kythrea, 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. XLIII.341, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 2224, 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. 366, pp. 219-20, 264, Online Publication, [CD-Rom 2004], New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Accession Number:

74.51.1723