Terracotta musician

Unknown

ca. 600–480 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Terracotta musician — Unknown

The complex dress and amount of jewelry suggest that this figure may be a priestess of the Great Goddess of Cyprus. She holds a lyre in her left hand.

Artist
Unknown
Date
ca. 600–480 BCE
Medium
Terracotta
Culture
Cypriot
Department
Greek and Roman Art
Credit line
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76

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