CYPRIOT LADY Terracotta with brown patina. H. 41.5 x W. 17.5 x D. 24.5 cm Cyprus, 5th century BC Provenance Former collection of Monsieur Bourgey, dealer in numismatics and antiquities in Paris, before 1925. Then by descent French collection, acquired in 2012 The figure is shown seated on a throne. The back of the body is indiscernibly protruding from the seat. Dressed in a chiton wrapped in a himation, the contrasting folds of which are discernible at the feet. The cloak covers the whole of her body, right down to her head, revealing a few strands of hair. The face is a soft oval, with large eyes and hemmed upper eyelids. The nose is straight and the mouth full and open. This lady represents the transition between the archaic style - represented by a certain rigidity and hieraticism - and the classical style - with a delicate, precise face and expressive eyes. Exceptional state of conservation. Very good size. A Cypriot terracotta seated woman. 5th century B.C.