
Classical
Limestone statuette of a boy holding a bird
Standing figure holding dove and incense box. H.: 28 x 9 3/4 x 5 1/8 in. (71.1 x 24.8 x 13 cm)
Classification
- Object type
- Stone sculpture
- Motif
- Bird
- Period
- Iron AgeCypro-Classical
- Date
- 400 - 301 BC
- Place of production
- Cyprus
Collection
Provenance
- From CyprusFrom Kourion, sanctuary of Apollo Hylates
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. CXVI.845, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1196, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 150, p. 135, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Identifiers
- Accession no.
- 74.51.2702, Metropolitan Museum of Art
- In catalogues
- Myres 1914, no. 1196
- Hermary 2013, no. 150
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