Limestone statuette of a nursing mother
Unknown
3rd quarter of 6th century BCE · Limestone · Greek and Roman Art
The type of the kourotrophos is common in Cypriot stone and terracotta sculpture. The woman sits on a high-backed throne and holds the well-swaddled child on her lap.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 3rd quarter of 6th century BCE
- Medium
- Limestone
- Culture
- Cypriot
- Department
- Greek and Roman Art
- Credit line
- The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
