Classical
Limestone statuette of a boy holding a bird
Figure in crinkled tunic with bird. Overall: 7 x 5 5/8 x 3 1/4 in. (17.8 x 14.3 x 8.3 cm)
Classification
- Object type
- Stone sculpture
- Motif
- Bird
- Period
- Iron AgeCypro-Classical
- Date
- 450 - 401 BC
- Findspot
- Golgoi
Accession No.
74.51.2669
Collection
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. CXIV.819, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1185, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 147, p. 134, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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