Cypriot Molded Hellenistic Terracotta Sculpture

Cypriot Molded Hellenistic Terracotta Sculpture

Description:

Cypriot Molded Hellenistic Terracotta Sculpture, 2nd century B. C. or later, likely depicting a cloaked Eros according to an old printed sale listing pasted to the work's back; an integral base is mounted to a secondary, circa 1900, olive wood base imprinted "Youth Riding on a Cock, Cyprus. " 6. 5 in. tall; 8 in. with base. Two intersecting hairlines on base, else intact.


Sale Price: $3,400

Period:

Hellenistic

Date:

200 - 100 BC

Collection:

Cyprus Museum, Jacksonville

Provenance:

Cyprus Museum, Jacksonville