Hellenistic
Terracotta relief depicting a warrior
The mold for this relief may have been taken from a larger composition including other warriors. H. 6 3/8 in. (16.2 cm)
Date
99 BC - 1 AD
Accession No.
74.51.1708
Collection
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Provenance
- Said to be from Kythrea, Cyprus
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. XLIII.340, 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. 209, p. 19, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 2348, p. 362, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Karageorghis, Vassos, Joan Mertens, and Marice E. Rose. 2000. Ancient Art from Cyprus: The Cesnola Collection in The Metropolitan Museum of Art. no. 438, p. 272, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Karageorghis, Vassos, Gloria Merker, and Joan R. Mertens. 2016. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Terracottas. no. 405, pp. 238-39, Online Publication, [CD-Rom 2004], New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.