Limestone statuette of a beardless male votary in Greek dress - image 1

Archaic II

Limestone statuette of a beardless male votary in Greek dress

The figure wears a chiton that falls below the knees, with several incised folds, and a himation that is draped over the left shoulder. There are abundant traces of dark red paint on the two garments. Overall: 23 x 6 x 4 1/8 in. (58.4 x 15.2 x 10.5 cm)

Date

560 - 525 BC

Accession No.

74.51.2540

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. XXVI.68, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1054, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 69, p. 80, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.