Collection

Standing Female, c. 500–470 B.C.

Cypriot

Credit: Gift of Elie Borowski in memory of Richard F. Brown

This serene columnar sculpture may represent a goddess or votary. Conceived frontally with a flat back, the figure holds a flower to her breast with her right hand, while grasping another object at her left side. She wears an elegantly designed headcloth and necklace of Near Eastern origin. Her almond-shaped eyes and smiling expression, however, derive from Greek Archaic sculptural traditions. This mixture of styles reflects the varied political and cultural allegiances of Cyprus during the Archaic period.

Provenance

Provenance

(Elie Borowski [1913-2003], Basel, Switzerland);

acquired by Kimbell Art Foundation, Fort Worth, 1980; gift of Elie Borowski in memory of Richard F. Brown.