Limestone statue fragment of a left hand resting on a dove

Limestone statue fragment of a left hand resting on a dove

Description:

This fragment of a hand resting upon a bird likely came from a statue of a temple-boy. An idea of how the piece would have fit into the context of a complete statue is provided by the temple boy, 74.51.2757 whose left hand rests upon a tortoise.


Overall: 5 1/8 x 3 1/4 x 4 3/4 in. (13 x 8.3 x 12.1 cm)

Period:

Hellenistic

Date:

310 - 30 BC

Collection:

Metropolitan Museum of Art

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. XXVIII.140, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1164, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 263, p. 207, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Accession Number:

74.51.2720