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1 FEMALE HEAD MS 149 Temenos of Artemis-Kybele, Akhna, Cyprus Cypro-Archaic period, 6th c. BC Soft limestone P. H. 0.062; W. at base 0.05; Max. Th. 0.04 m. ACQUISITION: Collected in Cyprus, 1882, by Max Ohnefalsch-Richter. Ohnefalsch-Richter Collection Catalogue #249: from the Temenos of Artemis Kybele at Achna, in the east of the island. See OhnefalschRichter 1893:1–2, site no. 1. PUBLICATIONS: Unpublished. CONDITION: Single fragment broken off at the neck. Much worn. DESCRIPTION: Small frontal figure wearing a hairdo with bangs over the forehead, ending in thickened curls, falling behind the ears in a triangular section. Elongated oval In the early 1890s the UPM purchased 204 Cypriot artifacts from the German antiquarian, Max Ohnefalsch -Richter (1850–1917). Ohnefalsch-Richter began his career in Cyprus as a journalist, but quickly became entranced with the rich archaeological world of the island and stayed for 12 years (1878 to 1890), conducting explorations at sites such as Salamis, Soloi, Idalion, Tamassos, Kourion, Ayia Paraskevi, Amathus, and Marion (described in Ohnefalsch-Richter 1893:1–28). Although these were legal and careful excavations within the limited control of archaeological sites of those days, they were by no means scientific by today’s standards. By agreement with the excavation sponsors, Ohnefalsch-Richter was permitted to keep a portion of the antiquities found during his excavations, and he also made purchases of artifacts discovered from local clandestine explorations , which he sold to museums in Europe and in the United States. It is probably from the latter category that many of the UPM’s pieces from Ohnefalsch come. These were among the very first artifacts in the collections of the Mediterranean Section of the newly founded Museum and include seven Cypriot stone sculptures (1–7). Ohnefalsch-Richter published some of his findings , most notably in his major work Kypros, the Bible and Homer (1893). For specific documentation of most of the Ohnefalsch-Richter objects in the UPM collection there is only an unpublished listing of the finds in the Museum’s archives, cited here as the “OhnefalschRichter Collection Catalogue.” For more about the collecting activities of Max Ohnefalsch-Richter see Karageorghis and Brennan 1999:1–5; Buchholz 1989:3–27, cahier 11–12. CATALOGUE Cypriot Sculpture (1–16) Ohnefalsch-Richter Collection (1–7) Classical Sculpture: Catalogue of the Cypriot, Greek, and Roman Stone Sculpture 2 face, prominent nose, and fleshy chin. Black pigment is preserved on the right eyebrow. The ears are slightly protruding. Though worn, there is the suggestion of dangling, triangular-shaped earrings below the ears. Flattened back. COMMENTARY: This fragment appears to be of a Cypro-Archaic period female votive figure with an “Egyptian-style” hairdo and triangular dangling earrings (cf. Hermary 1989:321–35), but it is so worn that little else can be deduced. See 12 for discussion of and references to “Egyptianizing” statuettes from Cyrus. 2 STATUETTE FRAGMENT: LEFT FOOT MS 151 Idalion, Cyprus Cypro-Archaic period, 6th c. BC White limestone P. H. 0.046; H. Plinth 0.015; P. W. 0.10; Max. P. D. 0.08 m. ACQUISITION: Ohnefalsch-Richter Collection Catalogue #252. Publications: Unpublished. CONDITION: Single fragment broken at mid-point of foot. Little toe broken. Missing chip from plinth in front. Discolored and encrusted. DESCRIPTION: Approximately half-lifesized left foot on oval plinth. Elongated toes with square toe nails delineated . Four rings around each of the middle toes and one on the little toe. Flat bottom of plinth and hollow behind foot. Slight trace of reddish pigment on toes. COMMENTARY: For examples of terracotta Cypriot sculpture from the Astarte Sanctuary at Idalion with feet and hands adorned with multiple rings see Ohnefalsch-Richter 1893: pl. LII, nos. 8–10. Also collected by OhnefalschRichter from Idalion: Schürmann 1984: nos. 95–96. CAT. NO. 1 CAT. NO. 2 Cypriot Sculpture 3 3 APHRODITE STATUETTE MS 161 Near Idalion, Cyprus Cypriot, Late Hellenistic period, 2nd–1st c. BC Pale limestone P. H. 0.215; Max. W. 0.128; Max. Th. 0.10 m. ACQUISITION: Ohnefalsch-Richter Collection Catalogue #261. PUBLICATIONS: Unpublished. CONDITION: Single fragment preserving lower body from waist to bottom of plinth. Upper break is irregular . Drapery and column to left side are also broken off near the top. Chips missing from side of drapery over column, around perimeter, and from bottom of plinth. Some darkened discoloration on front, especially on protruding drapery folds. Some white incrustation, especially on the back. DESCRIPTION: Small statuette of a standing, partially draped Aphrodite...

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