Hellenistic
Relief with two nude girls
The mold-made relief of two standing girls is probably a vase attachment. The back is handmade and flattened. H. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm)
Date
299 - 200 BC
Accession No.
74.51.1707
Collection
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Provenance
- From CyprusSaid to be from the temple of Apollo Hylates at Kourion
References
- Cesnola, Luigi Palma di. 1894. A Descriptive Atlas of the Cesnola Collection of Cypriote Antiquities in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Vol. 2. pl. XLII.338, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company.Metropolitan Museum of Art. 1895. The Terracottas and Pottery of the Cesnola Collection of Cypriote Antiquities in Halls 4 and 15. no. 41, p. 4, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 2316, p. 362, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Karageorghis, Vassos, Gloria Merker, and Joan R. Mertens. 2016. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Terracottas. no. 379, pp. 225, 264, Online Publication, [CD-Rom 2004], New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.