
Hellenistic
Limestone statuette of Dionysos holding a thyrsos
Figure in hunting dress with staff. H. 20 1/2 x 7 7/8 x 4 1/4 in. (52.1 x 20 x 10.8 cm)
Classification
- Object type
- Stone sculpture
- Date
- 310 - 30 BC
- Place of production
- probablyCyprus
Collection
Provenance
- From Cyprus
References
- Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1243, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 350, p. 258, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Identifiers
- Accession no.
- 74.51.2746, Metropolitan Museum of Art
- In catalogues
- Myres 1914, no. 1243
- Hermary 2013, no. 350
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