Classical
Limestone altar
The altar is carved into the form of a recessed shrine, flanked by Ionic fluted columns. Inside is the front half of an oil lamp with a nozzle. WebPub GR 2012 Cesnola: 10 1/4 × 11 3/4 × 7 1/4 in., 27 lb. (26 × 29.8 × 18.4 cm, 12.2 kg)
Date
500 - 325 BC
Accession No.
74.51.5149
Collection
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Provenance
- Sanctuary of Golgoi-Ayios Photios
References
- Doell, Johannes. 1873. Die Sammlung Cesnola. no. 805, p. 54, pl. XIII.19, St. Petersburg: L’Académie Impérial des Sciences.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1661, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 420, pp. 298-99, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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