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)
Classification
- Object type
- Stone sculpture
- Decoration
- Painted
- Motif
- Bird
- Period
- Iron AgeCypro-Classical
- Date
- 399 - 300 BC
- Place of production
- Cyprus
- Findspot
- Golgoi
Accession No.
74.51.2722
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. 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.
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