
Archaic II
Limestone statue fragment of a left hand holding a bunch of daisies
The small left hand holds a bunch of narcissus. Overall: 2 5/8 x 2 3/4 x 1 3/4 in. (6.7 x 7 x 4.4 cm)
Classification
- Object type
- Stone sculpture
- Place of production
- Cyprus
- Findspot
- Golgoi
- Date
- 500 - 450 BC
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. XXIX.162, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1167, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 284, pp. 218-19, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Identifiers
- Accession no.
- 74.51.2717, Metropolitan Museum of Art
- In catalogues
- Myres 1914, no. 1167
- Hermary 2013, no. 284
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