Hellenistic

Limestone fragment of a lyre or throne

The head of an eagle may have been part of the lyre in a very large statue of the god Apollo or, less probably, it may have embellished the throne of a seated figure. H.: 7 3/4 x 2 x 3 1/2 in. (19.7 x 5.1 x 8.9 cm)

Classification

Object type: Stone sculpture
Material: StoneLimestone
Period: Hellenistic and RomanHellenistic
Date: 299 - 1 BC
Findspot: Golgoi

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Accession No.

74.51.2583

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. XXVII.98, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1174, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Karageorghis, Vassos. 2002. Early Cyprus: Crossroads of the Mediterranean. pl. 402, Los Angeles, California: J. Paul Getty Museum.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 426, pp. 302-3, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.