
Archaic I
Terracotta figure of a man
Traces of red survive in the figure's hair and eyes and of black on his headdress. H. 9 7/16 in. (24 cm)
Classification
- Object type
- Terracotta figurine
- Material
- Clay
- Date
- 750 - 600 BC
- Place of production
- probablyCyprus
- Findspot
- Amathus
Accession No.
74.51.1611
Collection
Provenance
- From Cyprus, said to be from Amathus
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. VIII.59, 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. 229, p. 21, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 2029, p. 338, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Karageorghis, Vassos, Gloria Merker, and Joan R. Mertens. 2016. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Terracottas. no. 143, pp. 85-86, 257, Online Publication, [CD-Rom 2004], New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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