Limestone statuette of three animals - image 1

Archaic II

Limestone statuette of three animals

Votive statuettes of animals such as this one were often found in sanctuaries or inside tombs. The animals represented may either be cows or sheep with their offspring. WebPub GR 2012 Cesnola: 6 1/2 × 4 3/4 × 6 1/2 in., 4.5 lb. (16.5 × 12.1 × 16.5 cm, 2 kg)

Date

599 - 500 BC

Accession No.

74.51.2595

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. XCVIII.666, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1147, p. 182, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.McClees, Helen. 1920. "Greek Votive Offerings." Bulletin of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 15(2): p. 37.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 371, p. 274, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.