Catalogue · 2016
The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art: Terracottas
V. Karageorghis, G. S. Merker and J. R. Mertens
New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Cited on Ancient Cyprus
5 pages · 407 objects- Ancient Cypriot Pottery: A Course from the First Pots to the Classical KingdomsArticle
- Two Figures and a TreeArticle
- Ring-Dance GroupsCompendium
- Snowman FigurinesCompendium
- Spindle Whorls and Textile Tools in Ancient CyprusCompendium
Objects (407, first 48 shown)
Anthropomorphic maskArcher, probably from a chariot groupBearded male headBeardless male head wearing a helmetBellBell with a zoomorphic handleBesBull figurineBull's head maskBull's head mask with human characteristicsCentaurChariot groupChariot wheelCharioteerConical spindle-whorl with flat baseConical-hemispherical spindle-whorlConical-hemispherical spindle-whorl with flat baseConical-hemispherical spindle-whorl with slightly rounded baseDionysos maskDonkey figurineEros riding a goatFeet on a plinthFemale figurine kneading dough(?)Female grotesqueFemale headFemale head, perhaps from a standing tambourine playerFemale head, probably of a goddessFemale protome-maskFemale ring dancerFragment of a large terracotta statue of a manFragment of a terracotta female figureHandmade Horse and Rider with a High Painted CrestHandmade Horse and Rider, the Rider in a Flaring CapHead of a Terracotta Bull FigurineHorse and Rider Figurine with a Painted Star on the NeckLimestone Head of a Boy, probably from a Temple Boy StatuetteMould-Made Figure of a Veiled Woman Holding a FlowerMould-made Terracotta Head of a Woman with a Diadem and Painted FeaturesPlain Red Polished Spindle WhorlRed Polished Spindle Whorl with Incised Lattice and Dotted BandsSmall Terracotta Head of a Man with Ringed EyesSpindle Whorl with Incised Herringbone BandsTerracotta Female Figure with Outstretched ArmsTerracotta Figure with Upraised Arms and Flaring HeaddressTerracotta Figure with Upraised Arms and Tall Cylindrical HeaddressTerracotta Head of a Bearded Votary in a Pointed CapTwo Veiled Figures from a Terracotta Ring-Dance Group, with the Stump of the Central TreeUpper Body of a Bearded Horseman with a Mould-Made Face, Kourion Type