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figure
Object Type
figure
Museum number
1866,0101.334
Description
Limestone group woman giving birth on couch with attendants (mid-wives?) in front and behind; all heads lost.
Cultures/periods
Cypro-Classical II
Hellenistic
(?)
Production date
400 BC-100 BC
Production place
Made in:
Cyprus
Findspot
Found/Acquired:
Golgoi
Materials
limestone
Technique
carved
Dimensions
Height:
19 centimetres
(max)
Curator's comments
See GR Original Letters 1861-1866, A-K, no. 187, 28 Feb. 1866 for Colnaghi's discussion of the provenance of his collection. He bought the present item and other pieces at Athienou, noting that De Vogüé had previously discovered many items in this area.
Bibliographic references
Sculpture / Catalogue of Greek Sculpture in the British Museum
(C411)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
birth
attendant
Acquisition name
Donated by:
Sir Dominic Ellis Colnaghi
Acquisition date
1866
Department
Greek and Roman
Registration number
1866,0101.334
Conservation
Treatment
: 04 Jun 2014