Hellenistic

Fragment of a limestone votive relief with a boat

The curved stern of a boat remains, with the pilot standing at the helm, holding the rudder. Overall: 4 1/2 x 2 3/4 x 3/4 in. (11.4 x 7 x 1.9 cm)

Classification

Collection

Provenance

References

Cesnola, Luigi Palma di. 1903. A Descriptive Atlas of the Cesnola Collection of Cypriote Antiquities in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Vol. 3. pl. CXXX.2, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1876, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Masson, Olivier. 1961. Les Inscriptions Chypriotes Syllabiques: Recueil Critique et Commenté. no. 271, Paris: E. de Boccard.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 453, p. 325, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Accession no.: 74.51.2366, Metropolitan Museum of Art
In catalogues: Myres 1914, no. 1876
Masson 1961, no. 271
Hermary 2013, no. 453

Corrections and additions

We are always looking for more of an object's history: who owned it, where it was sold or shown, and where it was published.

We would like to hear about

Messages are read by us alone and kept confidential, unless the law requires otherwise. Tell us if you would like to be thanked by name on the page.