Bronze Age
Limestone statue of a female lyre player
This work is distinguished by its size and the quality of execution. WebPub GR 2012 Cesnola: 34 3/4 × 13 3/4 × 7 3/8 in., 111 lb. (88.3 × 34.9 × 18.7 cm, 50.3 kg)
Classification
- Object type
- Stone sculpture
- Date
- 3900 BC - 100 AD
- 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. CII.676, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1238, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 234, p. 188, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Identifiers
- Accession no.
- 74.51.2480, Metropolitan Museum of Art
- In catalogues
- Myres 1914, no. 1238
- Hermary 2013, no. 234
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