Limestone statuette of a dove - image 1

Classical

Limestone statuette of a dove

The small dove is of a piece with the plinth, on which the claws of the feet are rendered. Strokes of red paint indicate the feathers. Only the beak is articulated on the head. Overall: 3 3/16 x 3 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. (8.1 x 8.3 x 8.3 cm)

Date

399 - 300 BC

Accession No.

74.51.2722

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. LXXX.526, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1151, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 376, p. 276, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.