Archaic II
Terracotta statuette of a ring dance
The composition of figures dancing in a circle around a flute player or a sacred tree is common in terracottas of the Cypro-Archaic period. It probably depicts a religious ritual. H. 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm)
Classification
- Object type
- Terracotta figurine
- Motif
- Human figure
- Material
- Clay
- Date
- 599 - 500 BC
- Place of production
- probablyCyprus
- Findspot
- Lapithos
Collection
Provenance
- From Cyprus, said to be from Lapithos
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. XXXIII.279, 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. 23, p. 3, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 2118, p. 347, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.McClees, Helen and Christine Alexander. 1933. The Daily Life of the Greeks and Romans: As Illustrated in the Classical Collections, 5th ed. pp. 7, 78, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Karageorghis, Vassos. 1995. The Coroplastic Art of Ancient Cyprus, Vol. 4. no. III(i)5, p. 133, pl. LXXVIII.4, Nicosia: Foundation Anastasios G. Leventis.Karageorghis, Vassos, Joan Mertens, and Marice E. Rose. 2000. Ancient Art from Cyprus: The Cesnola Collection in The Metropolitan Museum of Art. no. 236, pp. 149-50, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Karageorghis, Vassos, Gloria Merker, and Joan R. Mertens. 2016. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Terracottas. no. 118, pp. 71-72, Online Publication, [CD-Rom 2004], New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Identifiers
- Accession no.
- 74.51.1650, Metropolitan Museum of Art
- In catalogues
- Myres 1914, no. 2118
- Karageorghis 2000, no. 236
- Karageorghis 2016, no. 118
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