Classical
Limestone statuette of a temple boy
He sits on an elliptical plinth. His left foot is also stretched downwards and holds a bird, whose head is missing. He wears a short sleeved chiton that reaches his ankles. Thick bands are painted on his sides and legs. His necklace is painted red and contains a triandular pendant that rests on his chest. He wears a wreath around his head. His curly hair is grooved and painted red. WebPub GR 2012 Cesnola: 9 1/4 × 7 × 2 1/2 in., 4 lb. (23.5 × 17.8 × 6.4 cm, 1.8 kg)
Classification
- Object type
- Stone sculpture
- Decoration
- Painted
- Motifs
- Bird, Human figure
- Period
- Iron AgeCypro-Classical
- Date
- 350 - 300 BC
- Place of production
- probablyCyprus
- Findspot
- Kourion
Accession No.
74.51.2760
Collection
Provenance
- From Cyprus“Found in the ruins of a temple at Curium”
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. CXXXI.977, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1205, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Beer, Cecilia. 1994. Temple-Boys: A Study of Cypriote Votive Sculpture, Studies in Mediterranean Archaeology, Vol. 113. pp. 55-62, pls. 115, 116a-b, Jonsered: Paul Aströms Förlag.Karageorghis, Vassos, Joan Mertens, and Marice E. Rose. 2000. Ancient Art from Cyprus: The Cesnola Collection in The Metropolitan Museum of Art. no. 363, p. 230, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Lightfoot, Christopher S. 2000. "The New Cypriot Galleries at The Metropolitan Museum of Art." Minerva, 11(3): pp. 21-2, fig. 16.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 265, p. 208, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Photographs in the Archive
An older photograph 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, Csn3610. Public domain (CC0).
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