Limestone votive thumb - image 1

Hellenistic

Limestone votive thumb

The thumb is vertical and painted red. The nail is well articulated; two incisions indicate the folds of skin. H. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); Diam. 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm)

Date

399 - 200 BC

Accession No.

74.51.5174

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance

  • Sanctuary of Golgoi-Ayios Photios

References

  • Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1681, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 401, Myres 1681, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.