Terracotta statuette of a nude woman

Terracotta statuette of a nude woman

Description:

The statuette is hollow. The groove on the left breast is accidental. Such figures were placed in tombs and may symbolize fertility and regeneration.


H. 8 9/16 in. (21.79 cm)

Period:

Late Bronze Age II

Date:

1450 - 1200 BC

Collection:

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance:

Said to be from a tomb at Nicosia-Ayia Paraskevi

References:

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Accession Number:

74.51.1549