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Female figurine in the pose of a lyre player wearing a belted short-sleeved tunic, cloak, sandals, and arm bracelet
Female figurine in the pose of a lyre player wearing a belted short-sleeved tunic, cloak, sandals, and arm bracelet

Female figurine in the pose of a lyre player wearing a belted short-sleeved tunic, cloak, sandals, and arm bracelet

Date6th-5th c. BCE
Periodlate Archaic to early Classical
Object GeographyCyprus
CultureCypriot
Geography NotesSaid to have been "found at the temple of Artemis Paralia, at the Salines near Larnaca", Cyprus
MediumTerracotta (handmade and moldmade, hollow)
ClassificationCeramics
Credit LineBequest of John Ringling, 1936
Object numberSN28.2066
The instrument this musician plays is missing, yet the fingers of her right hand show that it was a lyre, cradled by the missing left arm. The heavy drapery is pulled out and upwards at the sides to form an unusual frame for the figure.
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DimensionsHEIGHT: 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm)
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