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Cesnola, Luigi Palma di [Editor]
A descriptive atlas of the Cesnola collection of Cypriote antiquities in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (Band 2) — New York, 1894

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PLATE II. CONTINUED.

Aphrodite; nude; much like No. 8 ; but the eyes more prominent; and button-like
ornaments take the place of ear-rings. Holds a very rudely formed child. Traces of brown
color decoration. Both arms broken away.

10. Height, 6% inches.

Aphrodite ; nude ; of same general style as No. 8 ; but eyes more prominent, no ear-
rings in the holes, and no necklace. Arms curved and resting on the hips. Abdominal and
thigh decoration of incised lines and punctured dots.

11. Height, 8ya inches.

Aphrodite ; nude ; of same style with No. 8, but eyes more prominent, and movable ear-
rings in all four holes. Hands hold between the breasts a bird with outspread wings and tail.

12. Gray terra cotta, originally covered with brown. Height, io}4 inches.
Aphrodite ; rudely formed, but round and plump ; the body much like a seal's. Nose

and mouth nearly as in No. 5 ; eyes, small low prominences encircled by a ring of dark-brown
color ; ears as in No. 9 ; arms curved, with hands at the breasts. Legs indicated half way to the
knees only. Neck and (non-indicated) legs decorated with horizontal incised lines. The left leg
broken, and reset.

13. Height, 7>£ inches.

Aphrodite ; nude ; of same style with No. 8 ; but eyes more prominent; hair indicated on
the head by incised strokes ; three holes in each ear, and each hole encircled by an incised ring.
Necklace, two incised lines and a row of incised oblique strokes. Arms covered ; the hands at,
but not touching, the breasts. Right hand broken off.
 
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