Terracotta head of a goddess
Unknown
4th century BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art
The head, of the Kition goddess type, is mold-made and hollow; the veil was added by hand. The back is handmade, flattened, and concave behind the headdress. The head is very similar in type, although larger in scale, to that of the seated goddesses, 74.51.1589 and 74.51.1590.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 4th century BCE
- Medium
- Terracotta
- Culture
- Greek, Cypriot
- Department
- Greek and Roman Art
- Credit line
- The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
