Terracotta female figure
Whether or not they depict a divinity, figurines of the "goddess with uplifted arms" were introduced into Cyprus probably from Crete during the eleventh century B.C. The deity associated with such representations is one of fertility, later known as Astarte-Aphrodite. The image is elaborately dressed and embellished with a pendant around her neck; on her head she wore a diadem, now broken. The piece is wheel-made and hollow.
Artwork Details
- Title: Terracotta female figure
- Period: Cypro-Geometric II–III
- Date: ca. 950–750 BCE
- Culture: Cypriot
- Medium: Terracotta; wheel-made
- Dimensions: Overall: 8 1/2 x 4 3/4 x 2 3/4in. (21.6 x 12.1 x 7cm)
- Classification: Terracottas
- Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
- Object Number: 74.51.1609
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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