Archaic II
Limestone statuette of a beardless male votary with a conical helmet
The statuette is very small and flat with traces of red at the bottom of the garment. The features of the beardless face are only roughed out. The back is smooth and flat. Overall:H.: 6 x W.:2 x D.:1 in. (15.2 x 5.1 x 2.5 cm)
Classification
- Object type
- Stone sculpture
- Period
- Iron AgeCypro-Archaic
- Date
- 620 - 550 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. LVII.380, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1005, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 5, p. 33, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Identifiers
- Accession no.
- 74.51.2570, Metropolitan Museum of Art
- In catalogues
- Myres 1914, no. 1005
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