Limestone woman - image 1

Archaic II

Limestone woman

Cypriot sculptors assimilated influences not only from the East but also from the Greek world. Carved in local Cypriot limestone, this figure is a kore (maiden) of the type well known from examples of marble, terracotta, and bronze. East Greek works would have provided the most immediate sources of inspiration. Overall: 7 1/2 x 2 1/2 x 2 in. (19.1 x 6.4 x 5.1 cm)

Date

599 - 500 BC

Accession No.

74.51.2547

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance

References

  • Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1081, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 196, p. 165, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.