
Hellenistic
Limestone statuette of a boy holding a duck
Figure holding apple and dove. Overall: 21 1/2 x 8 x 4 1/2 in. (54.6 x 20.3 x 11.4 cm)
Classification
- Object type
- Stone sculpture
- Motif
- Bird
- Date
- 330 - 200 BC
- Place of production
- Cyprus
- Findspot
- Golgoi
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. CXXXIV.995, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1198, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 156, p. 140, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Identifiers
- Accession no.
- 74.51.2775, Metropolitan Museum of Art
- In catalogues
- Myres 1914, no. 1198
- Hermary 2013, no. 156
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