Fragment of a limestone votive relief with a boat

Fragment of a limestone votive relief with a boat

Description:

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)

Period:

Hellenistic

Date:

300 - 250 BC

Collection:

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance:

Said to be from the sanctuary of Ayios Photios, Golgoi, Cyprus

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 Number:

74.51.2366