Limestone statuette of a female votary holding pieces of fruit

Limestone statuette of a female votary holding pieces of fruit

Description:

Female figure carrying fruit in the fold of the over garment.


WebPub GR 2012 Cesnola: 17 1/4 × 7 × 4 1/4 in., 9 lb. (43.8 × 17.8 × 10.8 cm, 4.1 kg)

Period:

Classical

Date:

460 - 401 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. LXVII.439, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1083, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 201, p. 168, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Accession Number:

74.51.2608