Limestone statuette of a boy holding a duck, Hellenistic Cypriot
Limestone statuette of a boy holding a duck, Hellenistic Cypriot, c. 330–200 BC. Metropolitan Museum of Art, 74.51.2775.Open Access by the MET

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
Material
StoneLimestone
Date
330 - 200 BC
Place of production
Cyprus
Findspot
Golgoi

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Provenance

  • Sanctuary of Golgoi-Ayios Photios

References

Identifiers

Accession no.
74.51.2775, Metropolitan Museum of Art
In catalogues
  • Myres 1914, no. 1198
  • Hermary 2013, no. 156

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