Terracotta head of a goddess

Greek, Cypriot

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 171

The head, of the Kition goddess type, is mold-made and hollow; the veil was added by hand. The back is handmade, flattened, and concave behind the headdress. The head is very similar in type, although larger in scale, to that of the seated goddesses, 74.51.1589 and 74.51.1590.

Terracotta head of a goddess, Terracotta, Greek, Cypriot

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