Middle Bronze Age II

Terracotta statuette of a woman with child

The seated mother with a cradle on her lap is a rare subject in White Painted Ware figurines. The figurine was originally attached to a large vase or a flat platform. H. 4 1/16 in. (10.31 cm)

Date

1900 - 1600 BC

Accession No.

74.51.1538

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance

Said to be from Alambra

References

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