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Tomyris with the Head of Cyrus

Modeler Attributed to Karl Gottlieb von Lück German
Modeler attributed to Franz Konrad Linck German
ca. 1773
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 538

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Tomyris with the Head of Cyrus
  • Manufactory: Frankenthal Porcelain Manufactory (German)
  • Modeler: Attributed to Karl Gottlieb von Lück (German, 1730–1775) , or
  • Modeler: attributed to Franz Konrad Linck (German, 1730–1793, active 1762–66)
  • Date: ca. 1773
  • Culture: German, Frankenthal
  • Medium: Hard-paste porcelain decorataed in polychrome enamels, gold
  • Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 9 7/8 x 11 1/4 x 7 1/4 in. (25.1 x 28.6 x 18.4 cm)
  • Classification: Ceramics-Porcelain
  • Credit Line: The Jack and Belle Linsky Collection, 1982
  • Object Number: 1982.60.205
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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