COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
CMA_.1998.172
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CMA_.1998.172
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
2000
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2000
AMICA Library Year
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Object Type:
Sculpture
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Sculpture
Object Type
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Creator Nationality:
European; Southern European; Greek
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European; Southern European; Greek
Creator Nationality
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Creator Name-CRT:
Greece, Crete, 7th century BC
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Greece, Crete, 7th century BC
Creator Name-CRT
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Title:
Kriophoros (ram-bearer), Statuette
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Kriophoros (ram-bearer), Statuette
Title
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Title Type:
Primary
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Primary
Title Type
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View:
Full View
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Full View
View
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Creation Date:
2nd half of the 7th century BC
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2nd half of the 7th century BC
Creation Date
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Creation Start Date:
-650
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-650
Creation Start Date
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Creation End Date:
-600
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-600
Creation End Date
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Materials and Techniques:
terracotta and polychrome
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terracotta and polychrome
Materials and Techniques
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Style or Period:
Greece, Crete, 7th century BC
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Greece, Crete, 7th century BC
Style or Period
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Dimensions:
Overall: 17.5cm x 9.6cm x 8cm
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Overall: 17.5cm x 9.6cm x 8cm
Dimensions
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AMICA Contributor:
The Cleveland Museum of Art
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
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Owner Location:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Owner Location
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ID Number:
1998.172
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1998.172
ID Number
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Credit Line:
John L. Severance Fund
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John L. Severance Fund
Credit Line
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Rights:
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<a href="http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html"target="_new">http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html</a>
Rights
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Context:
In Greek art, the kriophoros is usually a shepherd, or later, Hermes. This terracotta statuette may be unique in presenting a warrior-hero as kriophoros. It is certainly one of the earliest sculptural representations of this type. The figure wears what appears to be a helmet, secured under the chin with a painted strap. Double outlines reinforced at the bottom with incision and adorned with dotted circles in the area of the nipples, were used to suggest breastplates. A thick waist belt, decorated with painted crosshatched lines is clearly the heroic zoster (warrior's belt). As described in the ancient Homeric poetry, the zoster is the ultimate symbol of valor and prowess, worn by such heroes as the brothers Agamemnon and Menelaos, and old king Nestor. This figure is shown in the solemn act of presenting a ram, most likely as a sacrificial offering, to a god or goddess.
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In Greek art, the kriophoros is usually a shepherd, or later, Hermes. This terracotta statuette may be unique in presenting a warrior-hero as kriophoros. It is certainly one of the earliest sculptural representations of this type. The figure wears what appears to be a helmet, secured under the chin with a painted strap. Double outlines reinforced at the bottom with incision and adorned with dotted circles in the area of the nipples, were used to suggest breastplates. A thick waist belt, decorated with painted crosshatched lines is clearly the heroic zoster (warrior's belt). As described in the ancient Homeric poetry, the zoster is the ultimate symbol of valor and prowess, worn by such heroes as the brothers Agamemnon and Menelaos, and old king Nestor. This figure is shown in the solemn act of presenting a ram, most likely as a sacrificial offering, to a god or goddess.
Context
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Related Image Identifier Link:
CMA_.1998.172.tif
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CMA_.1998.172.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
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