
Hellenistic
Limestone statuette of a boy
Male figure standing, holding offering. Overall: 14 3/4 x 4 7/8 x 3 in. (37.5 x 12.4 x 7.6 cm)
Classification
- Object type
- Stone sculpture
- Date
- 330 - 200 BC
- Place of production
- Cyprus
Collection
Provenance
- From Kourion, sanctuary of Apollo Hylates
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. CXX.871, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1177, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 153, p. 138, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Identifiers
- Accession no.
- 74.51.2696, Metropolitan Museum of Art
- In catalogues
- Myres 1914, no. 1177
- Hermary 2013, no. 153
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