Limestone temple boy, Classical Cypriot statue

Classical

Limestone temple boy

Creeping figure holding tortoise. WebPub GR 2012 Cesnola: 13 7/8 × 17 1/2 × 7 3/8 in., 26 lb. (35.2 × 44.5 × 18.7 cm, 11.8 kg)

Classification

Object type: Stone sculpture
Material: StoneLimestone
Period: Iron AgeCypro-Classical
Date: 450 - 400 BC
Place of production: Cyprus
Findspot: Kourion

Browse the catalogue by ware, shape, period and more →

Accession No.

74.51.2784

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance

From Cyprus“Found in the ruins of a temple at Curium”

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. CXXXI.978, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1212, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Beer, Cecilia. 1994. Temple-Boys: A Study of Cypriote Votive Sculpture, Studies in Mediterranean Archaeology, Vol. 113. pp. 55-62, Jonsered: Paul Aströms Förlag.Karageorghis, Vassos, Joan Mertens, and Marice E. Rose. 2000. Ancient Art from Cyprus: The Cesnola Collection in The Metropolitan Museum of Art. no. 426, p. 262, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 264, p. 207, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

More from the Catalogue

Browse related objects

Limestone statuette of a temple boy, Classical Cypriot

Limestone statuette of a temple boy

Classical

Limestone statuette of a temple boy, Classical Cypriot

Limestone statuette of a temple boy

Classical

Limestone statuette of a temple boy, Classical Cypriot

Limestone statuette of a temple boy

Classical

Limestone statuette of a temple boy, Classical Cypriot

Limestone statuette of a temple boy

Classical

Limestone statuette of a temple boy, Classical Cypriot

Limestone statuette of a temple boy

Classical

Limestone temple boy, Classical Cypriot statue

Limestone temple boy

Classical

Terracotta statuette of a female votary carrying a hydria, Classical Cypriot

Terracotta statuette of a female votary carrying a hydria

Classical

Terracotta statuette of a horse and rider, Classical Cypriot

Terracotta statuette of a horse and rider

Classical

Gold and copper alloy bracelet with lion-head finials, Classical Cypriot jewelry

Gold and copper alloy bracelet with lion-head finials

Classical

Limestone statuette of a temple boy, Classical Cypriot

Limestone statuette of a temple boy

Classical

Silver Mastos Cup with Onasas Inscription, Classical Cypriot jug

Silver Mastos Cup with Onasas Inscription

Classical

Bichrome Woman Pitcher Jug, Classical Cypriot

Bichrome Woman Pitcher Jug

Classical

Polychrome Spouted Jug, Classical Cypriot

Polychrome Spouted Jug

Classical

Terracotta Bearded Figure, Classical Cypriot statue

Terracotta Bearded Figure

Classical

Bichrome Red Figurine Jug, Classical Cypriot

Bichrome Red Figurine Jug

Classical

Fragment of a male figurine with heavy fillet over forehead, Roman Cypriot

Fragment of a male figurine with heavy fillet over forehead

Roman

Terracotta head of a man, Archaic II Cypriot statue

Terracotta head of a man

Archaic II

Horse's head with harness, Archaic II Cypriot statue

Horse's head with harness

Archaic II