Classical
Limestone thymiaterion (incense burner)
A seated sphinx supports a shallow bowl in which incense was burned within a sanctuary. Like all ancient stone sculpture, the work was brightly colored, and abundant traces of red, yellow, and black pigment are still visible. WebPub GR 2012 Cesnola: 9 × 4 3/8 × 6 7/8 in., 2.5 lb. (22.9 × 11.1 × 17.5 cm, 1.1 kg)
Classification
- Object type
- Stone vessel
- Motif
- Sphinx and griffin
- Period
- Iron AgeCypro-Classical
- Date
- 499 - 450 BC
- Place of production
- Cyprus
- Findspot
- Chytroi
Accession No.
74.51.2814
Collection
Provenance
- From a tomb at Kythrea
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. CVI.692, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1089, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Karageorghis, Vassos, Joan Mertens, and Marice E. Rose. 2000. Ancient Art from Cyprus: The Cesnola Collection in The Metropolitan Museum of Art. no. 355, pp. 223-24, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 379, p. 278, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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