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Stone votive relief of an ear with earring, Hellenistic Cypriot
Stone votive relief of an ear with earring, Hellenistic Cypriot, c. 399–200 BC. Metropolitan Museum of Art, 74.51.5172.Open Access by the MET

Hellenistic

Stone votive relief of an ear with earring

The lower part of the small plaque comes to a point. On the red surface appears a right ear wearing a rosette-shaped earring with a pendant. WebPub GR 2012 Cesnola: 3 9/16 × 3 1/8 × 7/8 in., 0.5 lb. (9 × 7.9 × 2.3 cm, 0.2 kg)

Classification

Object type
Relief
Material
Stone
Place of production
probablyCyprus
Findspot
Golgoi
Date
399 - 200 BC

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Accession No.

74.51.5172

Provenance

  • From the Sanctuary of Golgoi-Ayios Photios, Cyprus Between 1870-1873, found in Golgoi; until 1874, collection of Luigi Palma di Cesnola; acquired in 1874, purchased from L.P. di Cesnola.

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