Archaic II
Limestone male figure
The youth belongs to the same type as 74.51.2479. His garments differ slightly in that the loincloth is worn under a short kilt that is knotted at the waist. 36 1/2 × 16 × 6 1/2 in., 137 lb. (92.7 × 40.6 × 16.5 cm, 62.1 kg)
Classification
- Object type
- Stone sculpture
- Period
- Iron AgeCypro-Archaic
- Date
- 575 - 525 BC
- Place of production
- probablyCyprus
- Findspot
- Golgoi
Collection
Provenance
- Sanctuary of Golgoi-Ayios Photios
References
- Doell, Johannes. 1873. Die Sammlung Cesnola. no. 67, p. 22, pl. III.9, St. Petersburg: L’Académie Impérial des Sciences.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. XI.13, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company.Perrot, Georges and Charles Chipiez. 1885. Histoire de l'Art dans l'Antiquité. t. 3, Phénicie, Cypre. p. 544, fig. 371, Paris: Hachette.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1256, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Karageorghis, Vassos, Joan Mertens, and Marice E. Rose. 2000. Ancient Art from Cyprus: The Cesnola Collection in The Metropolitan Museum of Art. no. 170, pp. 106-7, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 37, pp. 48, 56, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Identifiers
- Accession no.
- 74.51.2473, Metropolitan Museum of Art
- In catalogues
- Doell 1873, no. 67
- Myres 1914, no. 1256
- Karageorghis 2000, no. 170
- Hermary 2013, no. 37
Photographs in the Archive
2 older photographs of this object, matched by its numbers or by comparing the photographs. Each links to its record in the Archive.
- Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn0484. Public domain (CC0).
- Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn0485. Public domain (CC0).
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