The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Terracotta woman baking bread

Terracotta woman baking bread

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 174

Description

In a representation known from only two examples, a woman is shown leaning over an oven and throwing the disks of dough onto the hot walls. The oven has a hole at the bottom for air to enter and a wide mouth.
References

Karageorghis, Vassos. 2000. Ancient Art from Cyprus. The Cesnola Collection. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, no. 260, pp. 160-61.

Picón, Carlos A., et al. 2007. Art of the Classical World in The Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, no. 288, pp. 247, 462-3.
See also
What
Sculpture (24,350)

Clay (23,649)

Terracotta (8,373)

Statues (4,078)

Figurines (3,249)
Where
Asia (68,071)

Cyprus (2,979)
When
1000 B.C.-A.D. 1 (23,148)
In the Museum
Greek and Roman Art (17,329)
Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
The Eastern Mediterranean, 1000 B.C.–1 A.D.
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