Archaic II
Upper part of a limestone statuette of a male aulos player
The head and the upper part of the torso remain. The instrument is missing. Only the top of the reeds and the phorbeia in relief remain, as well as the points where the hands were attached to the chest. Overall:H.: 8 1/8 x W.:6 1/4 x D.:3 7/8 in. (20.6 x 15.9 x 9.8 cm)
Classification
- Object type
- Stone sculpture
- Period
- Iron AgeCypro-Archaic
- Date
- 575 - 525 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. XXI.43, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1026, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 227, p. 184, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Identifiers
- Accession no.
- 74.51.2531, Metropolitan Museum of Art
- In catalogues
- Myres 1914, no. 1026
- Hermary 2013, no. 227
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