Terracotta woman
Unknown
ca. 600–480 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art
The figure represents a type that came to Cyprus from the Levant and is common at Phoenician and Punic sites in the sixth and fifth centuries B.C. A pregnant woman sits with her hand on her belly, signifying her connection with fertility.
- 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
