Hellenistic

Limestone votive toe

The toe is vertical and there are remains of another digit. The nail is well articulated. Two groups of two incisions indicate the folds of the skin. Traces of pinkish paint remain. WebPub GR 2012 Cesnola: 2 15/16 × 2 7/8 in., 0.3 lb. (7.5 × 7.3 cm)

Date

399 - 200 BC

Accession No.

74.51.5173

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

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. CXXIX.927, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1680, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Masson, Olivier. 1997. "Les ex-voto trouves par L. Palma di Cesnola a Golgoi en 1870." Centre d'Etudes Chypriotes no. (d), p. 26, pl. VI.Karageorghis, Vassos, Joan Mertens, and Marice E. Rose. 2000. Ancient Art from Cyprus: The Cesnola Collection in The Metropolitan Museum of Art. no. 419, pp. 258-9, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 400, p. 287, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.