The Cesnola collection of Cypriot art : terracottas

The Cesnola Collection of antiquities was assembled on Cyprus in the 1860s and 1870s by Luigi Palma di Cesnola, who sold it to The Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1872. Cesnola subsequently served as the institution’s first director. Numbering around 6,000 objects, the collection documents the artistic traditions and creativity of the island from prehistoric through Roman times. The publication focuses on terracottas: 424 pieces that date from about 2000 B.C. to the 2nd century A.D. Each object is accompanied by a catalogue entry with description, bibliography, and illustration. There are also fifteen commentaries and a glossary, chronology, and maps that introduce the colorful world of ancient life and mythology to an interested public while providing an invaluable tool to students and archaeologists. Vassos Karageorghis is associated with the Anastasios G. Leventis Foundation, Nicosia, Cyprus, the world’s foremost authority on Cypriot art; Gloria S. Merker is an expert on terracottas; and Joan R. Mertens is curator in the Greek and Roman Department, The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Director’s Foreword Philippe de Montebello 6 Director’s Foreword Thomas P. Campbell 7 Preface Carlos A. Picón 9 Acknowledgments Vassos Karageorghis, Gloria S. Merker, and Joan R. Mertens 10 Note to the Reader 11 Introduction Vassos Karageorghis 12 Catalogue Vassos Karageorghis and Gloria S. Merker 12 Early–Late Cypriot Figurines (Cat. 1–24) 16 Early–Late Cypriot Spindle-whorls (Cat. 25–56) 29 Cypro-Geometric Figurines and Models (Cat. 57–61) 37 Cypro-Archaic Large-and Medium-scale Terracotta Sculpture (Cat. 62–79) 41 Cypro-Archaic Chariot Groups (Cat. 80–84) 50 Cypro-Archaic Carts and Boats (Cat. 85–93) 53 Cypro-Archaic Horse-and- Rider and Horse Figurines (Cat. 94–115) 58 Cypro-Archaic Figural Groups (Cat. 116–119) 70 Cypro-Archaic Male Figurines (Cat. 120–156) 73 Cypro-Archaic Female Figurines (Cat. 157–226) 93 Cypro-Archaic Figurines of Uncertain Gender, Probably Female (Cat. 227–232) 133 Cypro-Archaic Masks and Protomes (Cat. 233–245) 137 Cypro-Archaic Animal Figurines (Cat. 246–256) 144 Cypro-Archaic Models (Cat. 257–267) 149 Cypro-Classical Large-and Medium-scale Terracotta Sculpture (Cat. 268–275) 155 Cypro-Classical and Hellenistic Charioteers, Horses, and Horse-and-Rider Figurines (Cat. 276–302) 161 Cypro-Classical Figurines of Deities (Cat. 303–317) 178 Cypro-Classical Male Figurines (Cat. 318–319) 188 Cypro-Classical Female Figurines (Cat. 320–326) 189 Cypro-Classical and Hellenistic Figurines of Youths and Children (Cat. 327–331) 194 Hellenistic Large-and Medium-scale Terracotta Sculpture (Cat. 332–342) 198 Hellenistic Figurines of Deities, Satyrs, and Silenoi (Cat. 343–358) 205 Hellenistic Male Figurine (Cat. 359) 214 Hellenistic Female Figurines (Cat. 360–381) 215 Hellenistic Figurines of Youths and Children (Cat. 382–394) 227 Late Classical and Hellenistic Theatrical Types and Grotesques (Cat. 395–403) 234 Hellenistic Reliefs (Cat. 404–406) 238 Hellenistic Animal Figurines (Cat. 407–408) 240 Non-Cypriot Figurines (Cat. 409–423) 241 Commentaries 250 1. Early–Late Cypriot Figurines (Cat. 1–24) 252 2. Early–Late Cypriot Spindle-whorls (Cat. 25–56) 253 3. Cypro-Archaic Large-and Medium-scale Terracotta Sculpture (Cat. 62–79) 254 4. Cypro-Archaic Chariot Groups (Cat. 80–84) 255 5. Cypro-Archaic Carts and Boats (Cat. 85–93) 255 6. Cypro-Archaic Horse-and-Rider and Horse Figurines (Cat. 94–115) 256 7. Cypro-Archaic Male Figurines (Cat. 120–156) 257 8. Cypro-Archaic Female Figurines (Cat. 157–226) 258 9. Cypro-Archaic Masks and Protomes (Cat. 233–245) 260 10. Cypro-Archaic Animal Figurines (Cat. 246–256) 260 11. Cypro-Classical and Hellenistic Large-and Medium-scale Terracotta Sculpture (Cat. 268–275 and 332–342) 261 12. Cypro-Classical and Hellenistic Charioteers, Horses, and Horse-and-Rider Figurines (Cat. 276–302) 262 13. Cypro-Classical and Hellenistic Deities (Cat. 303–317 and 343–358) 263 14. Cypro-Classical and Hellenistic Female Figurines (Cat. 320–326 and 360–381) 264 15. Cypro-Classical and Hellenistic Figurines of Youths and Children (Cat. 327–331 and 382–394) 265 Maps of Cyprus 266 Glossary 268 Chronology 274 Concordance 276 Bibliography of works cited 279 Contents 5 Director’s Foreword 7 Director’s Foreword 8 Preface 10 Acknowledgments 11 Note to the Reader 12 Introduction 13 CATALOGUE 15 Early–Late Cypriot Figurines (Cat. 1–24) 17 Early–Late Cypriot Spindle-whorls (Cat. 25–56) 30 Cypro-Geometric Figurines and Models (Cat. 57–61) 38 Cypro-Archaic Large- and Medium-scale Terracotta Sculpture (Cat. 62–79) 42 Cypro-Archaic Chariot Groups (Cat. 80–84) 51 Cypro-Archaic Carts and Boats (Cat. 85–93) 54 Cypro-Archaic Horse-and-Rider and Horse Figurines (Cat. 94–115) 59 Cypro-Archaic Figural Groups (Cat. 116–119) 71 Cypro-Archaic Male Figurines (Cat. 120–156) 74 Cypro-Archaic Female Figurines (Cat. 157–226) 94 Cypro-Archaic Figurines of Uncertain Gender, Probably Female (Cat. 227–232) 134 Cypro-Archaic Masks and Protomes (Cat. 233–245) 138 Cypro-Archaic Animal Figurines (Cat. 246–256) 145 Cypro-Archaic Models (Cat. 257–267) 150 Cypro-Classical Large- and Medium-scale Terracotta Sculpture (Cat. 268–275) 156 Cypro-Classical and Hellenistic Charioteers, Horses, and Horse-and-Rider Figurines (Cat. 276–302) 162 Cypro-Classical Figurines of Deities (Cat. 303–317) 179 Cypro-Classical Male Figurines (Cat. 318–319) 189 Cypro-Classical Female Figurines (Cat. 320–326) 190 Cypro-Classical Figurines of Youths and Children (Cat. 327–331) 195 Cypro-Classical and Hellenistic Large- and Medium-scale Terracotta Sculpture (Cat. 332–342) 199 Hellenistic Figurines of Deities, Satyrs, and Silenoi (Cat. 343–358) 206 Hellenistic Male Figurine (Cat. 359) 215 Hellenistic Female Figurines (Cat. 360–381) 216 Hellenistic Figurines of Youths and Children (Cat. 382–394) 228 Late Classical and Hellenistic Theatrical Types and Grotesques (Cat. 395–403) 235 Hellenistic Reliefs (Cat. 404–406) 239 Hellenistic Animal Figurines (Cat. 407–408) 241 Non-Cypriot Figurines (Cat. 409–423) 242 COMMMENTARIES 251 Early-­Late Cypriot Figurines (Cat. 1–24) 253 Early-­Late Cypriot Spindle-­whorls (Cat. 25–56) 254 Cypro-­Archaic Large-­ and Medium-­scale Terracotta Sculpture (Cat. 62–79) 255 Cypro-­Archaic Chariot Groups (Cat. 80–84) 256 Cypro-­Archaic Carts and Boats (Cat. 85–93) 256 Cypro-­Archaic Horse-­and-­Rider and Horse Figurines (Cat. 94–115) 257 Cypro-­Archaic Male Figurines (Cat. 120–156) 258 Cypro-­Archaic Female Figurines (Cat. 157–226) 259 Cypro-­Archaic Masks and Protomes (Cat. 233–245) 261 Cypro-­Archaic Animal Figurines (Cat. 246–256) 261 Cypro-­Classical and Hellenistic Large-­ and Medium-­scale Terracotta Sculpture (Cat. 268–275 and 332–342) 262 Cypro-­Classical and Hellenistic Charioteers, Horses, and Horse-­and-­Rider Figurines (Cat. 276–302) 263 Cypro-­Classical and Hellenistic Deities (Cat. 303–317 and 343–358) 264 Cypro-­Classical and Hellenistic Female Figurines (Cat. 320–326 and 360–381) 265 Cypro-­Classical and Hellenistic Figurines of Youths and Children (Cat. 327–331 and 382–394) 266 Maps of Cyprus 267 Glossary 269 Chronology 275 Concordance 277 Bibliography of works cited 280 Advanced Style is Ari Seth Cohen's blog-based ode to the confidence, beauty, and fashion that can only be achieved through the experience of a life lived glamorously. It is a collection of street fashion unlike any seen before-focused on the over-60 set in the world's most stylish locales. The (mostly) ladies of Advanced Style are enjoying their later years with grace and panache, marching to the beat of their own drummer. These timeless images and words of wisdom provide fashion inspiration for all ages and prove that age is nothing but a state of mind. Ari Seth Cohen started his blog inspired by his own grandmother's unique personal style and his lifelong interest in the put-together fashion of vibrant seniors. Each of his subjects sparkles like a diamond after long years spent refining and perfecting their individual look and approach to life. 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There are also fifteen commentaries and a glossary, chronology, and maps that introduce the colorful world of ancient life and mythology to an interested public while providing an invaluable tool to students and archaeologists. Published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art/Distributed by Yale University Press "The Cesnola Collection of antiquities from Cyprus preserves the island's artistic traditions from prehistoric through Roman times and represents the first large group of ancient Mediterranean works to enter the museum's collection. This catalogue, which focuses on Cypriot terracottas, was originally published in 2004 as a CD-ROM, and is now available in a more accessible format. It contains nearly 500 works dating from between about 2000 B.C. and the 2nd century A.D. from one of the most expansive collections of Cypriot art in the world. Illustrations of each object are accompanied by a detailed catalogue entry, including a brief bibliography. In addition, fifteen commentaries make the catalogue a perfect introduction to Cypriot terracottas and the colorful world of ancient life and mythology"--Publisher's description Advanced Style Is Ari Seth Cohen's Blog-based Ode To The Confidence, Beauty, And Fashion That Can Only Be Achieved Through The Experience Of A Life Lived Glamorously. It Is A Collection Of Street Fashion Unlike Any Seen Before - Focused On The Over-60 Set In The World's Most Stylish Locales. The (mostly) Ladies Of Advanced Style Are Enjoying Their Later Years With Grace And Panache, Marching To The Beat Of Their Own Drummer. These Timeless Images And Words Of Wisdom Provide Fashion Inspiration For All Ages And Prove That Age Is Nothing But A State Of Mind-- Ari Seth Cohen ; Foreword By Maira Kalman ; Interview By Dita Von Teese.