
Classical
Limestone statuette of a beardless male votary with a wreath of leaves
Young votary holding a spray of leaves. Overall: 18 7/8 x 5 x 1 3/4 in. (47.9 x 12.7 x 4.4 cm)
Classification
- Object type
- Stone sculpture
- Period
- probablyIron AgeCypro-Classical
- Date
- 420 - 380 BC
- Place of production
- Cyprus
- Findspot
- Golgoi
Collection
Provenance
- Sanctuary of Golgoi-Ayios Photios
References
- Cesnola, Luigi Palma di. 1885. A Descriptive Atlas of the Cesnola Collection of Cypriote Antiquities in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Vol. 1. pl. CXIV.806, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1181, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 124, p. 119, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Identifiers
- Accession no.
- 74.51.2679, Metropolitan Museum of Art
- In catalogues
- Myres 1914, no. 1181
- Hermary 2013, no. 124
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