Terracotta statuette of an enthroned goddess between two attendants

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

This figurine is one of the most completely preserved of a group of enthroned goddesses from Kition. The seated goddess is flanked at either side by a standing attendant. The group is hollow and was mold-made in three parts; the two separately molded attendants are made to fit very closely against the sides of the goddess' throne. Both figures were joined to the throne at the back before firing.

Greek and Roman Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Museum's collection of Greek and Roman art comprises more than thirty thousand works ranging in date from the Neolithic period (ca. 4500 B.C.) to the time of the Roman emperor Constantine's conversion to Christianity in A.D. 312. It includes the art of many cultures and is among the most comprehensive in North America. The geographic regions represented are Greece and Italy, but not as delimited by modern political frontiers: Greek colonies were established around the Mediterranean basin and on the shores of the Black Sea, and Cyprus became increasingly Hellenized. For Roman art, the geographical limits coincide with the expansion of the Roman Empire. The department also exhibits the art of prehistoric Greece (Helladic, Cycladic, and Minoan) and pre-Roman art of Italic peoples, notably the Etruscans.

Metropolitan Museum of Art