Hellenistic
Terracotta statuette of a woman
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)
Classification
- Object type
- Terracotta figurine
- Decoration
- Moulded
- Material
- Clay
- Date
- 199 - 1 BC
- Place of production
- probablyCyprus
- Findspot
- Chytroi
Accession No.
74.51.1723
Collection
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.
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