Terracotta Plaque of a Human Holding a Tympanum in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, August 2019

Terracotta plaque with a female figure holding a tympanum, 7th century B.C.


Object Details

Period: Archaic

Date: 7th century B.C.

Culture: Greek, Cretan

Medium: Terracotta

Dimensions: Overall: 8 1/4 x 2 1/4 in. (20.9 x 5.7 cm)

Classification: Terracottas

Credit Line: Gift of Archaeological Institute of America, 1953

Accession Number: 53.5.22


Excavated at Praisos, on Crete


Text from: www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/254747