Standing female lyre player

Unknown

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

The solid figurine was made from a worn mold and crudely smoothed. Her feet are missing. She holds a lyre in her left hand and gives the semblance of playing it with her right.

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