Limestone statuette of Dionysos holding a thyrsos - image 1

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)

Date

310 - 30 BC

Accession No.

74.51.2746

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

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.