Limestone statuette of a youthful votary wearing a pointed cap

Limestone statuette of a youthful votary wearing a pointed cap

Description:

Male figure with long hair, high peaked cap and shawl-like over garment.


WebPub GR 2012 Cesnola: 17 7/8 × 4 × 6 7/8 in., 8.5 lb. (45.4 × 10.2 × 17.5 cm, 3.9 kg)

Period:

Archaic II

Date:

525 - 500 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. XLII.274, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1061, 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. 188, p. 122, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 176, p. 153, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Accession Number:

74.51.2599