Limestone statuette of a warrior holding a shield

Limestone statuette of a warrior holding a shield

Description:

Warrior in Assyrian helmet, loose tunic and Egyptian loin-cloth.


Overall: 6 3/8 x 4 1/4 x 2 5/8 in. (16.2 x 10.8 x 6.7 cm)

Period:

Archaic II

Date:

520 - 480 BC

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. LVII.386, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1048, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 179, p. 155, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Accession Number:

74.51.2566