Archaic II
Standing figurine holding a quadruped
The figurine, of uncertain gender, is wheel-made and hollow. The lower part of the body is missing, but it probably flared at the bottom. It has a small head, made from a worn mold. H. 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm)
Classification
- Object type
- Terracotta figurine
- Material
- Clay
- Date
- 599 - 500 BC
- Place of production
- Cyprus
- Findspot
- Kition
Collection
Provenance
- From CyprusSaid to be from a tomb at Kition, Cyprus
References
- Doell, Johannes. 1873. Die Sammlung Cesnola. no. 884, p. 61, pl. XV.7, 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. XXIII.188, 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. 28, p. 3, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 2037, p. 339, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Karageorghis, Vassos, Gloria Merker, and Joan R. Mertens. 2016. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Terracottas. no. 231, p. 135, Online Publication, [CD-Rom 2004], New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Identifiers
- Accession no.
- 74.51.1631, Metropolitan Museum of Art
- In catalogues
- Doell 1873, no. 884
- Myres 1914, no. 2037
- Karageorghis 2016, no. 231
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