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Historic Images of the Greek Bronze Age: The Reproductions of E. Gilliéron and Son

Seán Hemingway, curator, Department of Greek and Roman Art, discusses early twentieth-century reproductions of works from Sir Arthur Evans's historic excavations of Minoan Crete and Heinrich Schliemann's Mycenaean Greece.

This lecture was recorded on September 9, 2011, in conjunction with the exhibition Historic Images of the Greek Bronze Age: The Reproductions of E. Gilliéron & Son, on view May 17, 2011, through June 17, 2012.

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Terracotta statuette of woman with bird face

Period:: Late Cypriot II
Date:: ca. 1450–1200 B.C.
Culture:: Cypriot
Medium:: Terracotta; hand-made
Dimensions:: H. 5 3/16 in. (13.21 cm)
Classification:: Terracottas
Credit Line:: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
Accession Number:: 74.51.1545

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 173

Provenance

Said to be from Nicosia-Ayia Paraskevi
References

Karageorghis, Vassos. 2000. Ancient Art from Cyprus: The Cesnola Collection. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, no. 12, pp. 24-25.

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. 266, pp. 229, 458.
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Asia (68,072)

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2000-1000 B.C. (18,624)
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